Table 3.
Comparison of Parameters Associating With GI Bleeding
| Omega-3 (+) (N=30) |
Omega-3 (−) (N=136) |
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per patient-year | |||
| RBC, units | 0.2±0.8 | 0.8±2.8 | 0.028* |
| FFP, units | 0 | 0.2±0.9 | 0.011* |
| LOS, d | 0.6±3.4 | 3.9±11.4 | 0.005* |
| GI procedures | 0.08±0.42 | 0.23±0.72 | 0.088 |
| Per patient-event | |||
| RBC, units | 0.07±0.37 | 0.4±1.1 | 0.008* |
| FFP, units | 0 | 0.1±0.4 | 0.009* |
| LOS, d | 0.3±1.5 | 2.1±4.8 | <0.001* |
| GI procedures | 0.03±0.18 | 0.14±0.35 | 0.015* |
FFP indicates fresh frozen plasma; GI, gastrointestinal; LOS, length of stay; and RBC, red blood cell.
*
P<0.05 by unpaired t test or Mann-Whitney U test.