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Table 4 Predictors (multivariable model) of red blood cell transfusion, stratified by nadir hemoglobin

From: Anemia prevalence and incidence and red blood cell transfusion practices in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: results of a multicenter cohort study

Variable

Hb < 80 g/L

(n = 83; 61 RBCTx events)

80 ≤ Hb < 100 g/L

(n = 168; 32 RBCTx events)

OR

95% CI

p Value

OR

95% CI

p Value

Age (increase by 10 years)

1.03

0.82–1.29

0.801

1.18

1.10–1.26

< 0.0001

Male sex (vs other)

0.48

0.13–1.87

0.293

1.42

1.03–1.96

0.031

Fisher grade 3–4 (vs 0–2)

1.29

0.76–2.18

0.347

0.64

0.29–1.42

0.268

Anterior circulation (vs posterior)

1.77

0.65–4.79

0.262

0.85

0.60–1.22

0.385

Clip (vs other)

1.00

0.16–6.18

1.000

4.60

1.89–11.17

0.001

Vasospasm (pre-RBCTx)

0.81

0.23–2.91

0.751

1.57

0.68–3.62

0.294

  1. Hb Hemoglobin, RBCTx Red blood cell transfusion