Table 2 Transfusion variables for the 204 patients transfused in the emergency department
Blood product | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Packed red blood cells | Fresh frozen plasma | Platelets | |
Number (%) | 124 (60.8) | 64 (31.4) | 54 (26.5) |
Mean (SD) | 1.9 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.9) | 1.4 (0.5) |
Indication for transfusion, n (%) | Hemorrhage, 36 (29.0) Infection, 23 (18.5) Anemia, 21 (16.9) Cardiac, 12 (9.7) | Hemorrhage, 15 (23.4) Neurologic injury, 13 (20.3) Infection, 8 (12.5) Emergency surgery, 7 (10.9) | Thrombocytopenia, 15 (27.8) Neurologic injury, 13 (24.1) Infection, 10 (18.5) Hemorrhage, 8 (14.8) |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 8.5 (1.7) | 10.4 (2.5) | 10.7 (2.3) |
INR | 1.8 (1.4) | 3.3 (2.3) | 1.5 (1.0) |
Platelet | 223 (155) | 184 (117) | 82 (94) |