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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2021 Apr 7;235:92–99.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.002

Table X (online only).

Number of blood product transfusions and duration of birth hospitalization by product type and birth weight

Product and Birth weight # transfusions Length of stay (days)
N Mean Median Mean Median
RBCs 808 4.7 3 64 55
 <1,000 g 284 5.3 4 81 82
 1,000 to <1,500 g 113 2.4 2 59 55
 1,500 to <2,500 g 111 3.2 2 52 37
 ≥2,500 g 300 5.7 3 55 41
Plasma 393 2.9 2 54 29
 <1,000 g 85 2.3 1 71 54
 1,000 to <1,500 g 32 2.9 2 44 33
 1,500 to <2,500 g 55 2.5 2 52 28
 ≥2,500 g 221 3.3 2 49 28
Platelets 400 3.3 1 58 32
 <1,000 g 138 3.4 2 75 65
 1,000 to <1,500 g 41 2.2 1 44 38
 1,500 to <2,500 g 55 2.7 1 52 28
 ≥2,500 g 166 3.6 1 50 27
Missing 22 3.1 2 68 73