Table 5.

Effect of rhEPO on transfusion.

Indication	Total	Average RBCs transfusion volume (U)	Medication			Non-medication		Z P
			cases	Average RBCs transfusion volume (U)		cases	Average RBCs transfusion volume (U)
Anemia caused by renal failure	5,441	2.13 ± 0.75	1,690	1.94 ± 0.55		3751	2.29 ± 0.79	−13.93 0.00
Anemia caused by chemotherapy for non-bone marrow malignant tumors	7,067	2.56 ± 0.97	1,140	2.41 ± 0.82		5927	2.68 ± 0.98	−2.65 0.00
Perioperative erythrocyte mobilization	41,408	5.46 ± 5.08	6,251	6.75 ± 6.00		35157	5.21 ± 4.79	25.08 0.00