Table 4.
Outcomesa
| PreBlood (n = 38) | PreCrystalloid (n = 38) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 5 (13.2%) | 4 (10.5%) | 1.000 |
| Extremity Compartment Syndrome | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
| Urinary tract infection | 3 (7.9%) | 2 (5.3%) | 1.000 |
| Acute renal failure | 1 (2.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 1.000 |
| Sepsis | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 1.000 |
| Ventilator days | 5.00 (1.00, 8.00) | 4.00 (1.00, 8.00) | 0.798 |
| ICU LOS | 6.00 (2.00, 13.00) | 5.50 (3.00, 10.75) | 0.694 |
| Hospital LOS | 6.50 (2.00, 15.75) | 10.00 (5.00, 17.75) | 0.137 |
| Mortality | 17 (44.7%) | 9 (23.7%) | 0.091 |
ICU intensive care unit; LOS length of stay
aData are presented as medians with interquartile ranges Q1 & Q3 for continuous variables. Categorical variables were described as frequencies and proportions. Kruskal–Wallis or Chi-Square testing was done depending on the variable type to determine p values