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Table 3 Demographic and operative data, and the use of other blood component products in patients who were administered massive RBC transfusion (≥10 units)

From: Bleeding complications in cholecystectomy: a register study of over 22 000 cholecystectomies in Finland

 

Patients with massive RBC transfusion

n = 48 (%)

Males/females

33/15 (69/31)

Mean age ± SD (range)

48 ± 16 (34 – 90)

ASAa I

2 (4.2)

   II

7 (15)

   III

13 (27)

   IV

14 (29)

   V

7 (15)

OC/LC

39/9 (81/19)

Elective/emergencyb

13/34 (28/72)

Mean operative time ± SD (min)

122 ± 74

Intraoperative cholangiography

8 (17)

Common bile duct exploration

6 (13)

Proportion of patients with PTL transfusion

22 (46)

Proportion of patients with FFP transfusion

30 (63)

Proportion of patients with Octaplas® transfusion

7 (15)

In-hospital mortality

7 (15)

Length of hospital stay ± SD (d)

23 ± 14

  1. ASA American Society of Anaesthesiologists, SD Standard deviation, RBC Red blood cell, PTL Platelet, FFP Fresh frozen plasma
  2. aData regarding ASA class missing from five patients
  3. bData missing from one patient