Table 2.
Outcome variables according to type of transfusions received.
| ABO Matched, Leukoreduced | ABO Matched, Leukoreduced, Washed | P value by Mann Whitney or Fisher's Exact Test | |
| N | 18 | 25 | |
| Red Cells (units) | 16 ± 12 | 16 ± 6.2 | 0.21 |
| Platelets (units) | 84 ± 100 | 73 ± 49 | 0.64 |
| Platelets/Day (units) | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 1.9 ± 1.3 | 0.90 |
| Red Cells/Day (units) | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.3 | 0.39 |
| Platelets/Red Cell | 4.6 ± 2.4 | 4.4 ± 2.5 | 0.74 |
| Courses of Induction Chemotherapy | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 0.90 |
| Length of stay (days) | 43 ± 24 | 42 ± 17 | 0.47 |
| Received HLA matched platelets | 0 of 18 (0%) | 1 of 25 (4%) | |
| Days with fever >37 degrees Celsius | 16 ± 11 | 15 ± 9.2 | 0.90 |
| Days of antibiotics | 36 ± 26 | 36 ± 18 | 0.25 |
| Positive Microbial Cultures | 1.0 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 1.4 | 0.53 |
| Days with bleeding | 0.62 ± 2.2 | 0.58 ± 1.2 | 0.19 |
| Reported Transfusion Reactions per Patient | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 0.91 |
| Complete remission at discharge | 12 of 18 (67%) | 17 of 25 (68%) | 1.00 |
| Received BMT | 8 of 18 (44%) | 14 of 25 (56%) | 0.54 |
All continuous variables results are means ± 1 SD.