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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients and surgical procedures

From: Systematic comparison of four point-of-care methods versus the reference laboratory measurement of hemoglobin in the surgical ICU setting: a cross-sectional method comparison study

Characteristics

n = 35 patients

Age (year), mean

62.7 ± 17.1

Male gender, n (%)

11 (31.4)

ASA class, n (%)

 I

2 (5.7)

 II

6 (17.1)

 III

9 (25.7)

 IV

17 (48.6)

 V

1 (2.9)

Preoperative Hb (g/dL), mean ± SD

11.01 ± 1.92

Estimated blood loss (mL), median [IQR]

350 [20, 1350]

Intraoperative transfusion (mL), median [IQR]

0 [0, 779]

Surgical type, n (%)

 Hepatobiliary surgery

6 (17.1)

 Neurosurgery

6 (17.1)

 Abdominal surgery

5 (14.2)

 Urological surgery

4 (11.4)

 Abdominal aortic aneurysm

3 (8.6)

 Otolarynx surgery

3 (8.6)

 Spinal surgery

3 (8.6)

 Obstetrics-Gynecology surgery

1 (2.9)

 Debridement

1 (2.9)

 Others

3 (8.6)

  1. Abbreviations: ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists