Table 2.
Mean difference between death and last transfusion and mean number of red blood cells and platelets transfused in HSCT patients.
| Variable | Enrolled in hospice n=16 |
Not enrolled in hospice n=100 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean difference between death and last transfusion, (mean ± SD, days) | 45.9 ± 66.5 | 14.6 ± 48.1 | p<0.0001 |
| Mean number of red blood cells transfused, (mean ± SD, units) | 0.7 ± 0.8 | 0.7 ± 1 | p=0.6 |
| Mean number of platelets transfused, (mean ± SD, units) | 0.8 ±0.8 | 1.2 ± 1 | p<0.05 |