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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2011 Sep 14;203(2):198–204. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.05.012

Table 5.

MODS analysis by model type.

Variable Odds ratio 95% Confidence Interval

Mean PRBC age as a continuous variable 0.969 0.910 – 1.030
Number of transfused PRBC units 1.044 0.997 – 1.095
Patient age 1.028 0.999 – 1.058
ISS 1.046 1.011 – 1.085
Head AIS 0.868 0.644 – 1.147

Percentage of PRBC units <14 days old 0.999 0.984 – 1.017
Number of transfused PRBC units 1.048 1.001 – 1.100
Patient age 1.026 0.998 – 1.056
ISS 1.044 1.010 – 1.083
Head AIS 0.863 0.643 – 1.137

Percentage of PRBC units <21 days old 0.997 0.985 – 1.008
Number of transfused PRBC units 1.046 0.999 – 1.097
Patient age 1.027 0.999 – 1.057
ISS 1.045 1.010 – 1.083
Head AIS 0.869 0.645 – 1.146

PRBC age dichotomized at 14 days old 0.621 0.159 – 3.076
Number of transfused PRBC units 1.048 1.002 – 1.099
Patient age 1.027 0.998 – 1.057
ISS 1.046 1.011 – 1.085
Head AIS 0.858 0.639 – 1.131

ISS= Injury Severity Score; PRBC= Packed Red Blood Cell; AIS= Abbreviated Injury Score; MODS= Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score.