TABLE 3.

RBC units transfused by location in 2017 (expressed in thousands)

	2017* (95% CI)	2015	% diff	Matched median % diff
All surgery (including transplant)	1,409 (1,255 – 1,562, n = 1,243)	1,431	−1.6%	−10.1% (n = 407)
Emergency department	1,042 (962–1,121, n = 1,254)	1,007	3.3%	15.9% (n = 404)
Inpatient medicine (including hematology/oncology)	3,896 (3,648–4,144, n = 1,285)	4,293	−10.2%	−5.9% (n = 440)
Obstetrics/Gynecology	241 (195–287, n = 1,253)	194	19.4%	5.9% (n = 327)
Pediatrics	143 (101–184, n = 1,310)	149	−4.3%	−12.9% (n = 81)
Neonates	106 (84–128, n = 1,338)	103	2.5%	0.7% (n = 145)
Critical care	1,718 (1,577–1,858, n = 1,175)	1,817	−5.8%	−7.7% (n = 318)
Outpatient and nonacute inpatient settings†	1,416 (1,284–1,549, n = 1,274)	1,631	−15.2%	−7.0% (n = 359)

^*Total number of responses for 2017 was 2138.

^†Includes outpatient dialysis, rehabilitation, long term care.