Table 4. Outcomes.
| Black (N=620) n(%)/Mean ± SD | Hispanic (N=881) n(%)/Mean ± SD | White (N=625) n(%)/Mean ± SD | other* (N=70) n(%)/Mean ± SD | All (N=2196) n(%)/Mean ± SD | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfusions | ||||||
| Blood transfusions | 371 (60) | 505 (58) | 350 (56) | 49 (70) | 1275(58) | 0.08 |
| Units of blood | 4.3 ± 4.1 | 3.9 ± 3.8 | 4.6 ± 5.7 | 3.1 ± 2.3 | 4.2 ± 4.5 | 0.44 |
| Platelet transfusions | 21 (3) | 56 (6) | 32 (5) | 5 (7) | 114 (5) | 0.07 |
| Units of platelets | 4.1 ± 4.6 | 3.2 ± 3.0 | 4.2 ± 5.0 | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 3.9 | 0.63 |
| FFP transfusions | 49 (8) | 98 (11) | 59 (9) | 9 (13) | 215 (10) | 0.18 |
| Units of FFP | 3.7 ± 2.4 | 3.5 ± 3.4 | 3.1 ± 2.3 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 3.4 ± 2.9 | 0.29 |
| Complications | ||||||
| Post Rockall score | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 4.2 ± 1.7 | 4.8 ± 2.2 | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 0.06 |
| Surgery | 12 (2) | 26 (3) | 18 (3) | 2 (3) | 58 (3) | 0.66 |
| ICU transfer | 38 (6) | 83 (9) | 31 (5) | 4 (6) | 156 (7) | 0.01 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 31 (5) | 44 (5) | 35 (6) | 6 (9) | 116 (5) | 0.79 |
| Infections | 5 (1) | 13 (2) | 12 (2) | 0 (0) | 30 (1) | |
| Death/Rebleeding | ||||||
| Rebled | 54 (9) | 87 (10) | 36 (6) | 8 (11) | 185 (8) | 0.02 |
| Died | 43 (7) | 49 (6) | 42 (7) | 4 (6) | 138 (6) | 0.68 |
| Cause of death | ||||||
| GI bleed | 9 (2) | 7 (1) | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 19 (1) | |
| Respiratory/Cardiac failure | 7 (1) | 9 (1) | 8 (1) | 1 (1) | 25 (1) | |
| Renal failure | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.2) | |
| Hepatic failure/Cirrhosis | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 11 (1) | |
| Sepsis/Infection | 2 (0.3) | 4 (1) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 8 (0.4) | |
| MODS | 8 (1) | 17 (2) | 16 (3) | 2 (3) | 43 (2) | |
| Terminal malignancy | 9 (2) | 6 (1) | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | 20 (1) | |
| Other | 3 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 7 (0.3) |
*
Includes American Indian/Alaska Native/Asian/Pacific Islander/East Indian