Table 1 Patient and packed red blood cell unit characteristics
| Â | Patients receiving 1 pRBC unit (n= 8) | Patients receiving 2 pRBC units (n= 22) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
   Age (years) | 51.0 (23.0-61.0) | 58.5 (43.5-68.0) | 0.118 |
   Male | 87.5 (7) | 81.8 (18) | 1.000 |
   Disease |  |  | 0.530 |
Acute myeloid leukemia | 75.0 (6) | 68.2 (15) | Â |
Multiple myeloma | 12.5 (1) | - | Â |
Burkitt's lymphoma | - | 4.5 (1) | Â |
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | - | 4.5 (1) | Â |
Testis carcinoma | 12.5 (1) | - | Â |
Myeloid sarcoma | - | 4.5 (1) | Â |
Non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma | - | 9.1 (2) | Â |
Myelodysplastic lymphoma | - | 9.1 (2) | Â |
   Pre-transfusion hemoglobin (g/dl) | 8.2 (7.8-8.5) | 8.2 (7.5-8.4) | 0.383 |
   Post-transfusion hemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.7 (9.0-10.0) | 9.7 (9.2-10.2) | 0.459 |
   Pre-transfusion plasma haptoglobin (g/l) | 2.1 (1.3-3.8) | 2.4 (1.5-2.8) | 0.784 |
   Pre-transfusion serum bilirubin (μmol/l) | 16.8 (12.2-28.0) | 15.0 (13.4-22.3) | 0.872 |
   Pre-transfusion serum AST (IU/l) | 16.0 (14.0-44.0) | 14.0 (11.0-21.0) | 0.231 |
   Pre-transfusion serum ALT (IU/l) | 28.0 (17.0-50.0) | 24.5 (14.8-35.3) | 0.507 |
   Pre-transfusion serum creatinine (mmol/l) | 65.0 (57.0-75.0) | 67.0 (58.3-85.5) | 0.508 |
Packed red blood cell characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
   Blood type |  |  | 1.000 |
O | 75.0 (6) | 59.1 (13) | Â |
A | 25.0 (2) | 31.8 (7) | Â |
B | - | 9.1 (2) | Â |
AB | - | - | Â |
   Rh-negative | 62.5 (5) | 59.1 (13) | 1.000 |