Blood transfusion data for patients randomly assigned to the control and preoperative autologous blood donation groups
| Blood product; data | Group; mean (SD)* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 23) | PAD (n = 25) | ||
| Mediastinal blood reinfusion | |||
| No. of patients | 5 | 5 | 0.92 |
| Amount of blood reinfused, mL | 488 (226) | 343 (176) | 0.08 |
| Autologous blood transfusion | |||
| No. of patients | — | 6 | — |
| No. of units transfused | — | 1.8 (0.3) | |
| Allogeneic blood transfusion | |||
| No. of patients | 7 | 0 | — |
| No. of units transfused | 2 (1.2) | — | |
| Fresh frozen plasma | |||
| No. of patients | 5 | 1 | 0.06 |
| No. of units transfused | 2.8 (1) | 4 | |
| Platelets | |||
| No. of patients | 4 | 3 | 0.59 |
| No. of units transfused | 6 [0) | 4.3 (2.9) | |
| Cryoprecipitate | |||
| No. of patients | 1 | 0 | 0.29 |
| No. of units transfused | 10 | — | |
PAD = preoperative autologous blood donation; SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.