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Table 1 Outcomes following transfusion: the TRICC trial

From: Transfusion trigger: when to transfuse?

 

Strategy

 

Parameter/outcome

Restrictive (n = 418)

Liberal (n = 420)

P

Average hemoglobin (g/l)

85 ± 7

107 ± 7

<0.01

Units transfused

2.6 ± 4.1

5.6 ± 5.3

<0.01

MOD score

10.7 ± 7.5

11.8 ± 7.7

0.03

Hospital mortality (%)

22.2

28.1

0.05

  1. MOD, multiple organ dysfunction. Data from the Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care (TRICC) trial [8].
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