Table 4 Bleeding and transfusion data
Variable | Percent or mean, SD (Median, range) n = 964) |
|---|---|
24-hour chest tube drainage (ml) | 439 ± 280 (380, 8–2740) |
Allogeneic blood products transfusion | 325 (33.7%) |
Magnitude of Donor Units Transfused | |
Red Blood Cells (units) | 1.0 ± 1.9 (0, 0–17) |
Fresh Frozen Plasma (units) | 0.3 ± 1.2 (0, 0–18) |
Platelets (units)* | 0.3 ± 1.8 (0, 0–22) |
Cryoprecipitate (units)* | 0.1 ± 1.1 (0, 0–20) |
Total (units) | 1.7 ± 4.7 (0, 0–70) |
Preoperative hematocrit (%) | 40.7 ± 4.6 (41.1, 24.0-56.9) |
Discharge hematocrit (%) | 33.4 ± 9.3 (32.9, 22.7-28.4) |