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Table 3 Blood transfusion requirement and haemoglobin before and after initial dose of rFVIIa

From: Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in refractory haemorrhage for non-haemophiliacs: an eleven-year single-centre experience

 

PRBC Median (IQR)

FFP Median (IQR)

PLT Median (IQR)

CRYO Median (IQR)

HB Median (IQR)

Before

After

p-value

Before

After

p-value

Before

After

p-value

Before

After

p-value

Before

After

p-value

All occasions (n = 76)

3.76 ± 4.64#

1.16 ± 1.81#

< 0.001#

4.20 ± 3.17#

1.14 ± 1.73#

< 0.001#

3.50 ± 3.66#

1.66 ± 1.71#

< 0.001#

3.47 ± 4.44#

1.11 ± 2.38#

< 0.001#

8.08 ± 2.29#

8.68 ± 3.53#

0.166#

Trauma (n = 22)

2.00 (4.50)

1.00 (2.00)

0.005*

4.00 (5.50)

0.00 (4.00)

0.001*

1.50 (6.50)

1.33 (4.00)

0.091*

4.00 (6.00)

0.00 (4.00)

0.024*

8.25 (3.05)

9.60 (1.63)

0.005*

Peripartum (n = 4)

0.00 (1.50)

1.00 (2.00)

0.317*

4.00 (3.00)

0.00 (0.00)

0.083*

2.50 (3.75)

1.00 (2.00)

0.357*

0.00 (4.50)

0.00 (0.00)

0.317*

9.55 (5.00)

10.65 (2.40)

0.066*

Surgery bleedings (n = 9)

2.00 (7.00)

1.00 (0.50)

0.075*

4.00 (4.00)

0.00 (4.00)

0.054*

3.00 (3.50)

2.00 (3.50)

0.798*

2.00 (8.00)

0.00 (1.06)

0.043*

7.50 (5.30)

11.90 (4.20)

0.138*

Medical (n = 41)

3.95 ± 4.70#

1.05 ± 1.09#

< 0.001#

4.17 ± 2.55#

1.10 ± 1.71#

< 0.001#

3.66 ± 3.55#

1.50 ± 1.72#

< 0.001#

3.17 ± 4.28#

0.95 ± 2.24#

0.005#

7.94 ± 2.23#

7.76 ± 3.77#

0.776#

  1. #Values expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation), using Paired sample t-test
  2. *Values expressed as median (IQR) using Wilcoxon Signed Rank test
  3. PRBC Packed red blood cells; FFP Fresh frozen plasma; PLT Platelet; CRYO Cryoprecipitate; HB Haemoglobin; rFVIIa Recombinant activated factor VII