Table 4. Details of blood loss and blood/component transfusion in the study groups.
| Variable | Group A ( n = 250) | Group B ( n = 154) | Group C ( n = 41) | Group D ( n = 11) | Total ( n = 456) | p -Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviations: FFP, fresh frozen plasma; PC, platelet concentrate; PRP, platelet-rich plasma; RBC, red blood cell; SD, standard deviation. Note: All values are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). | ||||||
| Blood loss, mL | 447 ± 226 | 1,099 ± 360 | 2,295 ± 634 | 3,854 ± 1,179 | 915 ± 806 | |
| Percentage estimated blood volume | 11 ± 5.3 | 29.8 ± 7.9 | 68.3 ± 13.5 | 129.1 ± 23.9 | 25.3 ± 24.7 | |
| RBC transfusion | 32 (12.8) | 111 (72.08) | 38 (92.68) | 11 (100) | 192 (42.11) | <0.001 |
| RBC (units) | 1.6 ± 0.7 ( n = 32) | 2.1 ± 0.9 ( n = 111) | 4 ± 1.5 ( n = 38) | 6.2 ± 2.3 ( n = 11) | 2.6 ± 1.6 ( n = 192) | |
| Cell salvage | 4(1.6) | 18 (11.69) | 15 (36.59) | 3 (27.27) | 40 (8.77) | <0.001 |
| Autologous, mL | 377 ± 220 ( n = 4) | 439 ± 291 ( n = 18) | 788 ± 492 ( n = 15) | 1,123 ± 576 ( n = 3) | 615 ± 443 ( n = 40) | |
| FFP transfusion | 3 (1.2) | 26 (16.88) | 26 (63.41) | 11 (100) | 66 (14.47) | <0.001 |
| FFP (units) | 4.7 ± 1.5 ( n = 3) | 3.3 ± 1.2 ( n = 26) | 3.9 ± 0.9 ( n = 26) | 4.5 ± 2.3 ( n = 11) | 3.8 ± 2.3 ( n = 66) | |
| PC/PRP transfusion | 3 (1.2) | 16 (10.39) | 20 (48.78) | 10 (90.91) | 49 (10.75) | <0.001 |
| PRP (units) | 2.3 ± 1.5 ( n = 3) | 2.7 ± 1.1 ( n = 16) | 3.3 ± 1.1 ( n = 20) | 4.4 ± 1.3 ( n = 10) | 3.3 ± 1.3 ( n = 49) | |