From: Anemia and blood transfusion in a surgical intensive care unit
 | 1 unit (n = 381) | 2 units (n = 683) | 3-4 units (n = 378) | 5-8 units (n = 224) | >8 units (n = 167) |
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SOFA scores in the ICU, mean ± SD |  |  |  |  |  |
   SOFAmax †| 7.5 ± 3.3 | 7.9 ± 3.6* | 9.7 ± 3.4* | 12.4 ± 3.7* | 14.9 ± 3.0* |
   SOFAmean †| 6.3 ± 2.9 | 6.5 ± 3.2* | 7.5 ± 3.1* | 8.6 ± 3.6* | 9.8 ± 3.3* |
ICU LOS, days, median (IQR) ‡ | 2 (1-5) | 3 (1-5)* | 4 (2-9)* | 13 (6-21)* | 28 (15-41)* |
Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR) | 14 (10-20) | 13 (10-22) | 15 (11-25)* | 20 (13-30)* | 34 (20-59)* |
Death in ICU (%) †| 16 (4.2%) | 45 (6.6%) | 37 (9.8%)* | 58 (25.9%)* | 73 (43.7%)* |
Death in hospital (%) †| 37 (9.7%) | 88 (12.9%) | 58 (15.3%)* | 69 (30.8%)* | 84 (50.3%)* |