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Table 8 Subgroup analysis of patients who received a transfusion of red blood cells.

From: The impact of administration of tranexamic acid in reducing the use of red blood cells and other blood products in cardiac surgery

 

Number of units (median, IQR)

 

Type of transfusion

TA group (n = 1543)

NTA Group (n = 427)

p value

RBC

2 (1,4)

3 (1,5)

0.228

FFP

0 (0,0)

0 (0,0)

0.117

Total blood products

3 (2,6)

3 (2,6)

0.289

  1. Subgroup analysis of patients who received a transfusion of red blood cells. In patients (n = 1970) who received a transfusion, the administration of tranexamic acid did not affect the number of units transfused. (p value – not significant, Mann-Whitney U test)
  2. (TA – tranexamic acid, NTA – no tranexamic acid, RBC – red blood cells, FFP – fresh frozen plasma, IQR – inter quartile range)