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Table 2 Distribution of top 5 primary diagnoses among patients on PAMV by transfusion status

From: Anemia, transfusions and hospital outcomes among critically ill patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study

Admitting diagnoses (%)

Transfused (n = 2,912)

Nontransfused (n = 1,432)

Acute respiratory failure

5.1

12.4

Heart failure

4.1

6.1

Subendocardial AMI

4.0

3.4

Pneumonia

3.7

5.0

Intracerebral hemorrhage

2.3

3.6

  1. AMI, acute myocardial infarction; PAMV, prolonged acute mechanical ventilation.
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