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. 2024 Jul 5;9(1):e001403. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001403

Table 5.

Change in clot area by number of units of product transfused

Coefficient (β) CI P value
Cumulative clot area
Number of units transfused at 0–6 hours
 pRBCs 0–6 hours −0.12 −1.64 to 1.39 0.87
 FFP 0–6 hours −0.26 −1.72 to 1.18 0.71
 PLT 0–6 hours −0.08 −5.51 to 5.34 0.98
Number of units transfused at 6–12 hours
 pRBCs 6–12 hours −4.67 −12.56 to 3.22 0.24
 FFP 6–12 hours −5.24 −14.56 to 4.08 0.27
 PLT 6–12 hours −4.36 −31.66 to 22.92 0.75
Number of units transfused at 12–24 hours
 pRBCs 12–24 hours −6.03 −17.76 to −5.71 0.04*
 FFP 12–24 hours −4.11 −16.92 to 0.71 0.09
 PLT 12–24 hours −9.36 −25.76 to 7.04 0.26
Maximum clot area
Number of units transfused at 0–6 hours
 pRBCs 0–6 hours −0.01 −0.01 to 0.01 0.67
 FFP 0–6 hours −0.01 −0.01 to 0.01 0.54
 PLT 0–6 hours −0.01 −0.03 to 0.03 0.79
Number of units transfused at 6–12 hours
 pRBCs 6–12 hours −0.03 −0.07 to 0.02 0.24
 FFP 6–12 hours −0.03 −0.06 to 0.01 0.16
 PLT 6–12 hours −0.04 −0.19 to 0.11 0.60
Number of units transfused at 12–24 hours
 pRBCs 12–24 hours −0.04 −0.07 to 0.02 0.20
 FFP 12–24 hours −0.03 −0.10 to 0.04 0.37
 PLT 12–24 hours −0.05 −0.14 to 0.03 0.23

Data were compared using simple linear regression and were reported with the corresponding coefficient, or β-value, CI, and p value.

*Indicates statistically significant findings of p≤0.05.

FFP, fresh frozen plasma; PLT, platelets; pRBCs, packed red blood cells.