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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2013 Jan 26;126(4):357.e29–357.e38. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.08.019

Table 3.

Risk Factors for Transfusion-associated Circulatory Overload from the Final Multivariable Logistic Regression Model

Variable Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Chronic renal failure 27.0 (5.2–143)
History of congestive heart failure 6.6 (2.1–21)
Shock before transfusion
 Hemorrhagic shock 113 (14.1–903)
 Other shock 2.5 (0.8–7.5)
Estimated blood volume* (per liter) 0.51 (0.23–1.1)
Blood products transfused (per unit) 1.11 (1.01–1.22)
Fluid balance per hour (per liter) 9.4 (3.1–28)
Age (per 10 years) 0.78 (0.62–0.99)
Male sex 1.11 (0.35–3.5)
Hospital (Mayo Clinic vs UCSF) 11.2 (1.98–63)

CI = confidence interval; UCSF = University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.

*

Nadler formula.