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Blood loss and transfusion requirements related to stapler-assisted liver resection
| Mean blood loss, ml | 500 (range 150 to 750) |
| Median blood loss, ml | 260 |
| Mean transfusion requirements, units | 0.32 (0 to 2) |
| Median transfusion requirement, units | 0 |
| Mean pre-operative haemoglobin, g/dl | 12.5 (range 10.5 to 15) |
| Mean discharge haemoglobin, g/dl | 11.8 (range 8.9 to 12.5) |
| Patients required FFP (for INR > 2.0) | 8 (12%) |
FFP, fresh frozen plasma; INR, International Normalized Ratio.
