Table 3.

The number and proportion of patients receiving a non-red cell transfusion, and the number of units received, to 7 days and to discharge following index surgery, by group

	Mini-sternotomy group	Conventional sternotomy group	OR (95% CI p value)
Non-red cell transfusions
Postoperatively to 7 days number of patients (%)	6/135 (4.4)	18/135 (13.3)	0.3 (0.1 to 0.8; 0.0137)
Postoperatively to discharge number of patients (%)	13/135 (9.6)	21/135 (15.6)	0.6 (0.3 to 1.2)
Non-red cell component units—postoperatively to 7 days
Number of patients	6	18
Mean±SD	3.2±0.9	4.6±1.6
Range (min–max)	2–5	1–7
Non-red blood cell units—postoperatively to discharge
Number of patients	13	21
Mean±SD	4.8±2.3	4.9±2.3
Range (min–max)	1–8	1–12
Non-red cell component transfusions
Postoperatively to 7 days number of patients (%)	6 (4.4)	18 (13.3)	0.3 (0.1 to 0.8)
Postoperatively to discharge number of patients (%)	13 (9.6)	21 (15.6)	0.6 (0.3 to 1.2)