Table 2 The use of blood components in open cholecystectomies (OC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC) in 2002–2007

Proportion of patients with RBC transfusion

216 (1.3)

641 (13)

<0.001

Mean transfused RBC dose (range) (unit)

3.4 (1 – 18)

3.6 (1 – 46)

ns

Proportion of patients with PTL transfusion

15 (0.1)

59 (1.2)

<0.001

Mean transfused PTL dose (range) (unit)

16 (4 – 48)

21 (3 – 104)

ns

Proportion of patients with FFP transfusion

74 (0.4)

241 (4.9)

<0.001

Mean transfused FFP dose (range) (unit)

3.2 (1 – 10)

4.3 (1 – 42)

0.008

Proportion of patients with Octaplas® transfusion

14 (0.1)

43 (0.9)

<0.001

Mean transfused Octaplas® dose (range) (unit)

3.2 (1 – 12)

4.2 (1 – 15)

ns

Proportion of patients with blood component transfusion

276 (1.6)

774 (16)

<0.001

Mean cost of transfused blood components (range) (€)

284 (51 – 1310)

394 (51 – 10 607)

ns