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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Hematology
  • Surgical Hemostasis
  • Diagnostic Test Evaluation

Background:

  • Preoperative bleeding assessment is crucial in pediatric surgery.
  • The Pediatric Bleeding Questionnaire (PBQ) is used to assess bleeding risk.
  • Its utility in predicting surgical bleeding in specific pediatric populations requires validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Pediatric Bleeding Questionnaire (PBQ) in predicting excessive bleeding during elective surgery in pediatric patients.
  • To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the PBQ in this clinical setting.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective evaluation of 60 pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery.
  • Patients were preoperatively investigated for von Willebrand disease.
  • Bleeding scores (BS) from the PBQ were analyzed against actual intraoperative bleeding events.

Main Results:

  • Only 1 of 58 patients with a normal PBQ score (BS ≤2) experienced bleeding.
  • Neither of the two patients with a positive PBQ score (BS >2) bled excessively.
  • The PBQ demonstrated 0% sensitivity and 97% specificity for predicting surgical bleeding.

Conclusions:

  • The Pediatric Bleeding Questionnaire (PBQ) has limited value for screening pediatric patients for surgical bleeding risk in this context.
  • Further research with larger sample sizes may be needed, but current data do not support its recommendation for this specific use case.