Table 8. Prevalence of malnutrition according to blood units.
| Nutrition assessment tool | Blood units | Blood loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRC | FFP | Apheresis | Cryo | ||
| BMI for ascites (N=33) | |||||
| Normal | 5.00±5.31 | 3.16±3.56 | 1.00±1.00 | 0.26±1.15 | 1771.05±1490.65 |
| Severe | 6.21±2.19 | 3.64±2.93 | 0.50±0.94 | 0.00±0.00 | 1907.14±548.37 |
| P value | 0.034* | 0.416 | 0.060 | 0.391 | 0.136 |
| Triceps (N=33) | |||||
| Normal | 4.96±4.61 | 3.12±3.50 | 0.84±1.03 | 0.20±1.00 | 1646.00±1269.02 |
| Moderate | 6.25±1.71 | 5.50±1.92 | 1.00±1.16 | 0.00±0.00 | 2125.00±250.00 |
| Severe | 8.25±2.87 | 2.75±2.22 | 0.25±0.50 | 3.00±0.00 | 2675.00±623.83 |
| P value | 0.021* | 0.163 | 0.448 | 0.852 | 0.006* |
| SGA (N=33) | |||||
| Normal | 3.00±1.58 | 1.20±1.64 | 0.40±0.55 | 0.00±0.00 | 1000.00±595.82 |
| Moderate | 5.68±4.53 | 3.96±3.45 | 0.96±1.06 | 0.20±1.00 | 1926.00±1253.75 |
| Severe | 8.33±3.51 | 0.96±1.06 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 2400.00±360.56 |
| P value | 0.029* | 0.160 | 0.123 | 0.852 | 0.019* |
| Albumin (N=33) | |||||
| Normal | 2.60±1.95 | 1.20±1.64 | 0.40±0.55 | 0.00±0.00 | 1,360.00±789.30 |
| Malnourished | 6.04±4.38 | 3.75±3.35 | 0.86±1.04 | 0.18±0.95 | 1912.50±1221.23 |
| P value | 0.017* | 0.059 | 0.398 | 0.673 | 0.275 |
Kruskal Wallis test (mean ± SD), *, P<0.05 (between different blood units and blood loss during surgery). BMI, body mass index; MUAC, mid upper arm circumference, MAMC, mid arm muscle circumference, SGA, subjective global assessment; HG, hand grip strength; PRC, packed RBC; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; Cryo, cryoprecipitate.