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Table 1 Patient characteristics. Data are median with IQR or number with percentage

From: Severity of illness influences the microcirculatory response to red blood cell transfusion in the critically ill: an observational cohort study

 

All patients (n = 18)

Gender, male

10 (56%)

Age (years)

61 [57–66]

SOFA score

7 [6–11]

Specialism, surgical

10 (56%)

Sepsis

7 (39%)

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

76 [72–82]

Baseline hemoglobin level (g/dL)

6.7 [6.4–7.2]

Vasopressive medication

6 (33.3%)

Lactate (mmol/L)

1.7 [1.2–1.8]

pH

7.45 [7.42–7.49]

Arterial saturation

94.2 [93.2–94.8]

Storage duration RBC unit, days

16 [11–21]

Hospital mortality

4 [22.2%]