Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with traumatic injury
| No Transfusion (n=33) |
Transfusion (n=22) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean years (sd)a | 40.4 (19.9) | 49.9 (21.1) | 0.10b |
| Female gender (%) | 6 (18.2%) | 9 (40.9%) | 0.06c |
| ISS (sd)a | 21.4 (10.2) | 27.1 (12.7) | 0.07b |
| SBP, mean mmHg (sd) | 116 (4) | 102 (6) | 0.06 |
| RBC units transfused (sd)a | 0 (0) | 2.7 (1.7) | NA |
a
Data expressed as mean (sd)
b
Comparisons were made using non-parametric Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables.
c
Comparisons were made using chi-square analysis for dichotomous predictor variables.