Transfusion data |
Ratio of RBC:FP:PLT achieved,‡ median (IQR) | 1 : 1 : 1 (1 to 1.3 : 1 : 0.8 to 1.3) | 1.7 : 1 : 0.8 (1.2 to 2.3 : 1 : 0.5 to 1.3) | RBC: −0.7 (−1.1 to −0.3) PLT: 0.2 (−0.3 to 0.35) | RBC: < 0.01 PLT: 0.3 |
Received 1:1:1 ratio, no. (%) | 21 (57) | 2 (6) | 51 (32 to 68) | < 0.01 |
Received only RBC:FP at 1:1 ratio, no. (%) | 27 (73) | 7 (22) | 51 (31 to 71) | < 0.01 |
Total no. of RBC:FP:PLT units per patient,§ median (IQR) | 7 : 6 : 8 (6 to 10 : 4 to 8 : 4 to 8) | 7 : 4 : 4 (6 to 14 : 3 to 8 : 0 to 8) | RBC: 0 (−5 to 2.5) FP: 2 (0 to 4) PLT: 4 (−3 to 6) | RBC: 0.6 FP: 0.07 PLT: 0.1 |
Received FP transfusion, no. (%) | 36 (97) | 26 (81) | 16.0 (1.5 to 30.5) | 0.04 |
Received PLT transfusion, no. (%) | 34 (92) | 21 (66) | 26.3 (7.6 to 44.9) | 0.01 |
Received massive transfusion (≥ 10 RBC units in 24 h), no. (%) | 15 (41) | 15 (47) | −6.3 (−29.8 to 17.1) | 0.6 |
Time to first RBC,¶ min, median (IQR) | 25.5 (14 to 48.5) | 32.5 (13 to 70.5) | −7.0 (−23.5 to 13.5) | 0.8 |
Time to first FP,¶ min, median (IQR) | 89 (65 to 150) | 113 (81 to 165) | −24 (−60 to 9) | 0.05 |
Time from first RBC to first FP, min, median (IQR) | 60 (40 to 77) | 78 (49 to 112) | −19 (−45 to −1) | 0.05 |
Plasma wastage |
Total FP units thawed, no. | 390 | 289 | NA | NA |
FP units wasted, no. (%) | 86 (22) | 30 (10) | NA | NA |