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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr 4;156(1):66–74.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.03.109

Table 4.

Impact of preoperative anemia (compared to preoperative Hct =40%) on predicted probability of postoperative PRBC transfusion, renal failure, and mortality.

Postoperative Outcome Preoperative Hematocrit (20%) Preoperative Hematocrit (30%) Preoperative Hematocrit (40%)
PRBC Transfusion 90.1% 62.1% 22.8%
Renal Failure 3.9% 2.3% 1.3%
Mortality 2.0% 1.5% 1.1%