| |
Transfusions Refusing Population |
Transfusions Accepting Population |
p value |
| No. of patients |
202 |
4700 |
|
| Blood loss at 24 h (ml) |
600±450 |
660±380 |
0.17 |
| Intraoperative blood salvage (ml) |
370±250 |
390±230 |
0.11 |
| Postoperative blood salvage (ml) |
350±370 |
330±340 |
0.12 |
| Allogenic RBC transfusion (units) |
0.0 |
1.11±1.9 |
0.02 |
| Fresh frozen plasma transfusion (units) |
0.0 |
0.94±1.3 |
0.01 |
| Platelet transfusion (units) |
0.0 |
0.12±0.9 |
0.02 |
| ICU stay (days) |
2.45±1.7 |
2.63±1.9 |
0.31 |
| Perioperative MI (%) |
2.8% |
2.6% |
0.21 |
| Peak troponin level (nmol/l) |
5.6±7.2 |
4.7±6.5 |
0.16 |
| Epileptic syndrome (%) |
3.9% |
3.5% |
0.17 |
| Focal neurological damage (%) |
2.4% |
2.1% |
0.10 |
| Generalized neurological damage (%) |
1.4% |
1.9% |
0.13 |
| Bleeding at 6 h (ml) |
360±370 |
330±400 |
0.11 |
| Bleeding at 12 h (ml) |
480±390 |
510±410 |
0.09 |
| Bleeding at 24 h (ml) |
620±450 |
640±360 |
0.11 |
| Revision for haemostasis (%) |
3.2% |
4.5% |
0.07 |
| Cardiac tamponade (%) |
2.9% |
3.2% |
0.19 |
| Atrial fibrillation (%) |
29.2% |
33.4% |
0.04 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (%) |
7.7% |
5.9% |
0.23 |
| Acute pulmonary edema (%) |
3.8% |
4.6% |
0.13 |
| Pneumonia (%) |
5.9% |
6.5% |
0.14 |
| Need for reintubation (%) |
5.6% |
5.4% |
0.13 |
| Increase in liver enzymes (%) |
6.5% |
6.9% |
0.17 |
| Bowel ischaemia (%) |
2.9% |
2.5% |
0.20 |
| Creatinine level before surgery (mmol/l) |
1.22±0.8 |
1.29±0.7 |
0.19 |
| Maximum creatinine level (mmol/l) |
1.94±0.6 |
2.27±0.9 |
0.19 |
| First 24-h urine output (ml) |
1820±700 |
1740±800 |
0.21 |
| Use of fenoldopam (%) |
7.90% |
6.70% |
0.18 |
| Need for haemo-dia-filtration (%) |
6.6% |
4.10% |
0.11 |
| Need for insulin infusion (%) |
19.0% |
17.0% |
0.10 |
| Fluid balance on discharge from ICU (ml) |
540±350 |
590±340 |
0.11 |
| Central venous pressure on discharge from ICU (mmHg) |
11±3 |
12±3 |
0.27 |
| Length of stay after operation (days) |
6.7±2.1 |
7.2±3.0 |
0.10 |
| Neurological complications at 30 days (%) |
2.3% |
2.2% |
0.26 |
| Long-term wound infection (%) |
5.5% |
5.7% |
0.09 |
| Deep vein thrombosis (%) |
1.7% |
2.4% |
0.03 |
| Renal failure (%) |
3.3% |
3.6% |
0.15 |
| 30-day overall mortality (%) |
3.1% |
2.7% |
0.23 |
| No. of patients |
202 |
4700 |
|
| Blood loss at 24 h (ml) |
600±450 |
660±380 |
0.17 |
| Intraoperative blood salvage (ml) |
370±250 |
390±230 |
0.11 |
| Postoperative blood salvage (ml) |
350±370 |
330±340 |
0.12 |
| Allogenic RBC transfusion (units) |
0.0 |
1.11±1.9 |
0.02 |
| Fresh frozen plasma transfusion (units) |
0.0 |
0.94±1.3 |
0.01 |
| Platelet transfusion (units) |
0.0 |
0.12±0.9 |
0.02 |
| ICU stay (days) |
2.45±1.7 |
2.63±1.9 |
0.31 |
| Perioperative MI (%) |
2.8% |
2.6% |
0.21 |
| Peak troponin level (nmol/l) |
5.6±7.2 |
4.7±6.5 |
0.16 |
| Epileptic syndrome (%) |
3.9% |
3.5% |
0.17 |
| Focal neurological damage (%) |
2.4% |
2.1% |
0.10 |
| Generalized neurological damage (%) |
1.4% |
1.9% |
0.13 |
| Bleeding at 6 h (ml) |
360±370 |
330±400 |
0.11 |
| Bleeding at 12 h (ml) |
480±390 |
510±410 |
0.09 |
| Bleeding at 24 h (ml) |
620±450 |
640±360 |
0.11 |
| Revision for haemostasis (%) |
3.2% |
4.5% |
0.07 |
| Cardiac tamponade (%) |
2.9% |
3.2% |
0.19 |
| Atrial fibrillation (%) |
29.2% |
33.4% |
0.04 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (%) |
7.7% |
5.9% |
0.23 |
| Acute pulmonary edema (%) |
3.8% |
4.6% |
0.13 |
| Pneumonia (%) |
5.9% |
6.5% |
0.14 |
| Need for reintubation (%) |
5.6% |
5.4% |
0.13 |
| Increase in liver enzymes (%) |
6.5% |
6.9% |
0.17 |
| Bowel ischaemia (%) |
2.9% |
2.5% |
0.20 |
| Creatinine level before surgery (mmol/l) |
1.22±0.8 |
1.29±0.7 |
0.19 |
| Maximum creatinine level (mmol/l) |
1.94±0.6 |
2.27±0.9 |
0.19 |
| First 24-h urine output (ml) |
1820±700 |
1740±800 |
0.21 |
| Use of fenoldopam (%) |
7.90% |
6.70% |
0.18 |
| Need for haemo-dia-filtration (%) |
6.6% |
4.10% |
0.11 |
| Need for insulin infusion (%) |
19.0% |
17.0% |
0.10 |
| Fluid balance on discharge from ICU (ml) |
540±350 |
590±340 |
0.11 |
| Central venous pressure on discharge from ICU (mmHg) |
11±3 |
12±3 |
0.27 |
| Length of stay after operation (days) |
6.7±2.1 |
7.2±3.0 |
0.10 |
| Neurological complications at 30 days (%) |
2.3% |
2.2% |
0.26 |
| Long-term wound infection (%) |
5.5% |
5.7% |
0.09 |
| Deep vein thrombosis (%) |
1.7% |
2.4% |
0.03 |
| Renal failure (%) |
3.3% |
3.6% |
0.15 |
| 30-day overall mortality (%) |
3.1% |
2.7% |
0.23 |
