Table 1. Amount of blood products transfusing to Peruvian patients with gastrointestinal cancer (n = 163).
| Type of cancer | Blood products | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBCC | PQ | FFP | CRYO | ||
| Gastric (n = 6)a | 9 (3) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.3) | —c | 15 (4.9) |
| Pancreas (n = 54) | 75 (24.7) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.3) | — | 80 (26.3) |
| Liver (n = 16)b | 22 (7.2) | 2 (0.7) | 9 (3) | — | 33 (10.9) |
| Gallbladder (n = 6) | 5 (1.6) | — | 2 (0.7) | — | 7 (2.3) |
| Gut (n = 7) | 9 (3) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.3) | — | 15 (4.9) |
| Colon (n = 68) | 121 (39.8) | 4 (1.3) | 2 (0.7) | — | 127 (41.8) |
| Anus (n = 4) | 6 (2) | — | 1 (0.3) | — | 7 (2.3) |
| Oesophagus (n = 2) | — | — | — | 20 (6.6) | 20 (6.6) |
| Total | 247 (81.3) | 11 (3.6) | 26 (8.6) | 20 (6.6) | 304 (100) |
a
Four units of RBCC and four units of FFP were transfused in one patient
b
Three units of RBCC and one unit of FFP were transfused in a patient
c
Not transfusedRBCC, Red blood cell concentrate; PQ, Platelets; FFP, Fresh frozen plasma; CRYO, Cryoprecipitate