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Table 7 Independent risk factors for infection in a multivariate analysis including propensity covariate adjustment

From: Is platelet transfusion associated with hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients?

Variablesa

Adjusted odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P value

PLT

2.45

1.89-3.18

<0.01

Gender

0.40

0.32-0.49

<0.01

APACHE III score

1.00

1.01-1.01

0.01

RBC transfusionb

1.39

1.08-1.78

0.01

FFP transfusionb

0.69

0.46-1.02

0.06

Cryoprecipitateb

0.70

0.39-1.28

0.25

Invasive mechanical ventilation

2.89

2.07-5.46

<0.01

RRT

3.90

2.79-5.46

<0.01

Propensity covariatec

3.46

1.15-10.38

0.03

  1. aOther confounders include centre, year and admission diagnosis. bOnly blood products transfused prior to platelets (PLT) transfusion are considered in the analysis. cPropensity covariate predicted by gender, site, diagnosis, immune disease, immunosuppressed, chronic liver disease, year, red blood cells (RBC) transfusion, fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion, cryoprecipitate transfusion, invasive mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy (RRT), age, leukaemia/myeloma, metastases, hepatic failure, insulin-dependent diabetes. APACHE Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation
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