Table 2 Consumption of blood products day 1-10 after the trauma incident for patients admitted in the first six months of 2002, 2004 and 2007.
From: Trends in transfusion of trauma victims - evaluation of changes in clinical practice
| First six months of 2002 | First six months of 2004 | First six months of 2007 | Relevant p-values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients transfused with erythrocytes day 1-10 | ||||
| N (% of whole trauma population) | 88 (28%) | 96 (28%) | 107 (23%) | |
| Consumption of erythrocytes | ||||
| Total (median, mean units per. patient) | 842 (5, 9.4) | 834 (7.5, 8.7) | 729 (5, 6.8) | 2002 vs 2007: p = 0.056 |
| Number of patients given plasma | ||||
| Total (percentage of transfused patients) | 26 (30%) | 37 (39%) | 44 (41%) | 2002 vs 2004: p = 0.38 |
| 2004 vs 2007: p = 0.26 | ||||
| Consumption of plasma | ||||
| Total (median, mean units per. patient) | 162 (4.5, 6.2) | 270 (4, 7.3) | 296 (4, 6.7) | |
| Number of patients given trombocytes | ||||
| Total (percentage of transfused patients) | 15 (17%) | 19 (22%) | 22 (21%) | 2002 vs 2004: p = 0.71 |
| Consumption of trombocytes | ||||
| Total (median, mean units per. patient) | 51.5 (3, 3.4) | 77 (2, 3.6) | 77.5 (2, 3.5) | |
| Total units of erythrocytes consumed by massively transfused patients day 1-2 | ||||
| Total (% of total consumption) | 283 (33.6%) | 356 (42.7%) | 171 (23,5%) | |
| No of erythrocyte unites per massively transfused patient | ||||
| 21.8 | 18.7 | 19.0 |