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. 2015 May 15;109(4):343–352. doi: 10.1111/vox.12287

Table 6.

Number of PCT-PLT transfusions per patient prior to the first AE

Number of transfusions before first AE Per-patient basis
Total patient population (n = 4067, 126 AE)
 1 37 (0·91%)
 2 16 (0·39%)
 3 8 (0·20%)
 4 9 (0·22%)
 5 5 (0·12%)
 6–10 22 (0·54%)
 11–19 15 (0·37%)
 ≥20 14 (0·34%)
 Mean (SD) 8·3 (14·6)
 Median 4
 Minimum–Maximum 1–139
Paediatric patients (n = 242, 13 AE)
 1 3 (1·24%)
 2 1 (0·41%)
 4 1 (0·41%)
 6–10 4 (1·65%)
 11–19 2 (0·83%)
 ≥20 2 (0·83%)
 Mean (SD) 9·8 (10·1)
 Median 6
 Minimum–Maximum 1–30
Haematology–Oncology patients (n = 2038, 111 AE)
 1 26 (1·28%)
 2 14 (0·69%)
 3 8 (0·39%)
 4 9 (0·44%)
 5 5 (0·25%)
 6–10 20 (0·98%)
 11–19 15 (0·74%)
 ≥20 14 (0·69%)
 Mean (SD) 9·2 (15·3)
 Median 4
 Minimum–Maximum 1–139
Cardiovascular patients (n = 593, 3 AE)
 1 2 (0·34%)
 6–10 1 (0·17%)
 Mean (SD) 2·7 (2·9)
 Median 1
 Minimum–Maximum 1–6

AE, adverse event.