Table II.

Transfusion burden among survivors of hematological malignancies by primary treatment modality and diagnosis

	HSCT Recipients (N=215)	Recipients of Conventional Therapy only (N=666)	p-value
Median transfusion number (range)	20 (1-92)	7 (1-85)	p < 0.001
Median volume transfused (ml)	3,890 ml	1,250 ml	p < 0.001
Median volume/kg (ml/kg)	140 ml/kg	61 ml/kg	p < 0.001
Recipients of Conventional Therapy only
	ALL (N=584)	AML (N=72)	p-value
Median transfusion number (range)	6 (1-62)	21 (1-85)	p < 0.001
Median volume transfused (ml)	1,134 ml	3,793 ml	p < 0.001
Median volume/kg (ml/kg)	57 ml/kg	182 ml/kg	p< 0.001