Table 5.

Effect of the transfusion (adequate vs. inadequate) on the patient's analytical values.

	Not Adequacy (n = 23)				P-value	Adequacy (n = 2)				P-value
	Pre-transfusion		Post-transfusion			Pre-transfusion		Post-transfusion
	Value (mean)	Range *	Value (mean)	Range *		Value (mean)	Range *	Value (mean)	Range *
Leucocytes (Unit/mm3)	11,400	8,300–18,000	7,645	4,940–8,760	0.008*	13,610	9,920–17,300	8,745	8,600–8,890	0.500
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	11.60	10.20–13.80	11.20	9.90–13.70	0.712	7.25	6.90–7.60	8.50	7.90–9.10	0.500
Hematocrit (%)	33.40	31.00–40.80	32.80	30.8–40.00	0.921	21.50	20.00–23.00	24.70	22.40–27.00	0.500
Platelets (Unit/mcL)	14,6000	98,800–22,000	15,6000	104,000–178,000	0.510	123,000	77,000–169,000	160,500	77,000–244,000	1.000
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)	236.50	171.00–297.00	272.00	233.00–419.00	< 0.001*	445	445–445	605	605–605	1.000
Glucose (mg/dl)	174.50	152.00–192.00	188.00	(150.00–241.00)	0.092	172.00	160.00–184.00	(190.50)	184.00–197.00	1.000
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.00	0.80–1.30	1.00	0.80–1.30	0.061	2.10	1.50–2.70	2.10	1.50–2.70	1.000
Urea (mg/dl)	36.50	25.00–42.00	37.00	30.00–42.00	0.152	49.00	41.00–57.00	50.50	41.00–60.00	1.000
K (mEq/L)	4.50	4.10–4.90	4.80	4.50–5.40	0.001*	(4.35)	4.10–4.60	4.75	4.70–4.80	0.500
GPT (IU/L)**	43.50	23.50–97.50	44.50	25.00–115.50	0.937	1,048.00	14.00–2,082.00	1,050.00	19.00–2,082.00	1.000
GGT (IU/L)	61.00	19.50–94.50	60.00	14.00–116.00	0.875	23.00	23.00–23.00	33.50	23.00–44.00	1.000

^*Range of values within the group.

^**(International units per liter).