Table 1 Patients' characteristics and outcome
From: Risk factors for post-ICU red blood cell transfusion: a prospective study
Characteristic/outcome | Value/details |
|---|---|
Male | 313 (56.9%) |
Age (years) | 52 (18.5) |
SAPS II | 39.7 ± 20.6 |
LOD score at ICU admission | 4.2 ± 3.4 |
Medical history | |
Cardiac disease | 131 (23.8%) |
Pulmonary disease | 130 (23.6%) |
Diabetes | 49 (8.9%) |
Hypertension | 76 (13.8%) |
Malignancy | 64 (11.6%) |
Thromboembolic disease | 28 (5.1%) |
Renal disease | 46 (8.4%) |
Haematologic disorder | 46 (8.4%) |
Purpose of admission | |
Cardiac disorder | 95 (17.3%) |
Neurological disorder | 93 (16.9%) |
Respiratory disorder | 140 (25.5%) |
Poisoning | 52 (9.5%) |
Sepsis | 79 (14.4%) |
Haemorrhage | 38 (6.9%) |
Miscellanous | 59 (10.7%) |
Haemoglobin level on admission (g/dl) | 11.4 ± 2.5 |
Treatment provided in the ICU | |
Mechanical ventilation | 304 (55.3%) |
Noninvasive ventilation | 188 (34.2%) |
Renal replacement therapy | 86 (15.6%) |
Vasoactive drug | 188 (34.2%) |
Erythropoietin | 3 (0.5%) |
ICU RBC transfusion | 111 (20%) |
Haemoglobin level on ICU discharge (g/dl) | 10.6 ± 2.3 |
LOD score on ICU discharge | 4 ± 6.4 |
RBC transfusion within 7 days after ICU discharge | 47 (9%) |
Mortality | |
ICU | 122 (22%) |
In-hospital | 154 (28%) |
Length of stay | |
ICU | 6.07 ± 6.93 |
In-hospital | 14.9 ± 12.15 |