TABLE 26.
Pediatric transfusions and recipients in the United States, 2015 and 2017 (expressed in thousands)
| Adult-equivalent units used in whole or part for pediatric patients | Total number of pediatric recipients | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component | Patient age group* | 2017 (95% CI) | 2015 | Percentage change 2017–2015 | Matched percentage change 2017–2015† | 2017 (95% CI) | 2015 |
| Whole blood or RBCs | Pediatric and neonatal | 378 (274–482) | 346 | 9.2% | 7.7% (n = 280) | 92 (74–111) | 80 |
| Pediatric | 240 (147–333) | 44 (32–57) | |||||
| Neonatal | 141 (116–166) | 48 (37–59) | |||||
| Apheresis PLTs | Pediatric and neonatal | 90 (70–109) | 165 | −45.5% | 13.6% (n = 164) | 24 (18–29) | 48 |
| Pediatric | 49 (34–64) | 12 (8–16) | |||||
| Neonatal | 41 (31–51) | 12 (8–15) | |||||
| Plasma | Pediatric and neonatal | 76 (55–97) | 74 | 2.8% | 10.8% (n = 148) | 16 (13–20) | 29 |
| Pediatric | 48 (30–66) | 6 (4–8) | |||||
| Neonatal | 28 (21–35) | 10 (8–13) | |||||
*
Neonatal patients were defined as those aged less than 4 months, and pediatric patients were defined as those aged 4 months and older.
†
Facilities providing estimates for 2015 and 2017 were matched, where possible, and the mean percentage difference is presented with the number of matched facilities (n).