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Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2015 Oct 22;79(2):318–324. doi: 10.1038/pr.2015.216

Table 4.

Transfusion experience

Variable	Control (N=55)	22q11.2 DS (N=36)	p-value
*Transfusions received in the OR during the peri-operative period*

Quantity transfused, ml/kg (median, range)
Packed red blood cells	0 (0–172) ^a	7 (0–193) ^b	0.19
Fresh frozen plasma	8 (0–147) ^c	10 (0–98) ^d	0.53
Platelets	6 (0–38) ^a	10 (0–43)	0.30
Cryoprecipitate	0 (0–13)	0 (0–28)	0.32
Whole Blood	0 (0–18)§	0 (0–9)	0.59

Incidence of transfusion (N, %)
Packed red blood cells	22 (43%) ^a	19 (56%) ^b	0.28
Fresh frozen plasma	29 (56%) ^c	21 (60%) ^d	0.83
Platelets	30 (59%) ^a	25 (69%)	0.37
Cryoprecipitate	9 (16%)	9 (25%)	0.42
Whole Blood	8 (15%) ^e	4 (11%)	0.76

*Transfusions received in the ICU 0–24 hours post-operatively*

Quantity transfused, ml/kg (median, range)
Packed red blood cells	2 (0–86)	14 (0–47)	0.02
Fresh frozen plasma	11 (0–104)	9 (0–66)	0.75
Platelets	0 (0–59)	0 (0–27)	0.86
Cryoprecipitate	0 (0–9)	0 (0–12)	0.34
Whole Blood	0 (0–49)	0 (0–20)	0.83

Incidence of transfusion (N, %)
Packed red blood cells	28 (51%)	28 (78%)	0.01
Fresh frozen plasma	36 (65%)	25 (69%)	0.82
Platelets	19 (35%)	13 (36%)	1.00
Cryoprecipitate	2 (4%)	3 (8%)	0.38
Whole Blood	2 (4%)	1 (3%)	1.00

ICU = intensive care unit

n=51;

n=34;

n=52;

n=35;

n=54

Bold font depicts p-value <0.05