TABLE 14.

Platelet units transfused by hospital location in the United States, 2015 and 2017 (expressed in thousands)

	2017 (95% CI)	2015	% diff	Matched median % diff
All Surgery (including transplant)	300 (256–343, n = 1168)	300	−0.1%	−1.2% (n = 306)
Emergency Department	99 (85–113, n = 1163)*	79	19.9%	16.9% (n = 281)
Inpatient Medicine (including hematology/oncology)	783 (658–908, n = 1207)	866	−10.6%	−5.1% (n = 365)
Obstetrics/Gynecology	16 (12–20, n = 1174)*	11	29.5%	0.0% (n = 141)
Pediatrics	84 (48–120, n = 1250)	71	15.8%	9.8% (n = 47)
Neonates	34 (24–44, n = 1276)	28	17.1%	10.2% (n = 94)
Critical Care	375 (327–423, n = 1116)	400	−6.8%	−4.3% (n = 277)
Outpatient and non-acute inpatient settings†	332 (267–397, n = 1206)	302	9.0%	0.0% (n = 256)

^*Indicates significant difference.

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