Table 3.
Pre-guideline (2017–2018) | Post-guideline (2019) | Ratio, Post: Pre | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Months | 24 | 12 | ||
Admissions | 1407 | 666 | ||
Transfusions | 359 | 79 | 0.33a | 0.0001 |
Indicated | 183 (51%) | 60 (76%) | ||
Non-indicated | 176 (49%) | 19 (24%) | ||
Transfusions per month | 15.0 ± 0.8b | 6.6 ± 0.7 | 0.44c | <0.0001 |
Indicated | 7.6 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 0.66 | 0.005 |
Non-indicated | 7.3 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 0.22 | <0.0001 |
Transfusions per 100 admissions | 25.5 ± 1.4 | 11.9 ± 1.3 | 0.46 | <0.0001 |
Indicated | 13.0 ± 1.0 | 9.0 ± 1.2 | 0.69 | 0.01 |
Non-indicated | 12.5 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 0.23 | <0.0001 |
Patients with non-indicated transfusion | 62 | 11 | ||
Per month | 2.6 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.35 | 0.002 |
Per 100 admissions | 4.4 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0.37 | 0.003 |
aOdds ratio (OR) for non-indicated transfusion, from logistic regression. p tests H0: OR = 1.
bRate ± standard error, from Poisson regression.
cRate ratio (RR) from Poisson regression. p tests H0: RR = 1.