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. 2004 Dec 10;4:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2326-4-6

Table 4.

Outcome variables according to type of transfusions received in those ≤50 years of age.

ABO Matched, Leukoreduced ABO Matched, Leukoreduced, Washed P value by Mann Whitney or Fisher's Exact Test
N 10 12
Red Cells (units) 20 ± 14 16 ± 6.2 0.93
Platelets (units) 127 ± 121 69 ± 52 0.23
Platelets/Day (units) 2.4 ± 1.1 1.4 ± 1.0 0.039
Red Cells/Day (units) 0.4 ± 0.06 0.4 ± 0.1 0.39
Platelets/Red Cell 5.9 ± 2.0 4.1 ± 3.0 0.069
Courses of Induction Chemotherapy 1.5 ± 0.8 1.2 ± 0.4 0.31
Length of stay (days) 50 ± 30 47 ± 18 0.56
Received HLA matched platelets 0 of 10 (0%) 0 of 12 (0%) 1.00
Days with fever >37 degrees Celsius 19 ± 12 14 ± 9.1 0.36
Days of antibiotics 44 ± 31 40 ± 21 0.74
Positive Microbial Cultures 1.1 ± 1.3 1.4 ± 1.5 0.76
Days with bleeding 1.0 ± 2.8 0.46 ± 0.67 0.36
Transfusion Reactions per Patient 0.4 ± 0.7 0.4 ± 0.5 0.73
Complete remission at discharge 9 of 10 (90%) 11 of 12 (92%) 1.00
Received BMT 8 of 10 (80%) 11 of 12 (92%) 0.57

All continuous variables results are means ± 1 SD.