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Table 5 The number of patients having transfusion of one or more blood products is listed

From: Is Early Appropriate Care of axial and femoral fractures appropriate in multiply-injured elderly trauma patients?

 

≤30 y/o (n = 114)

30 to 60 y/o (n = 184)

≥60 y/o (n = 37)

p

PRBC

66 (57.9 %)

110 (60 %)

26 (70.3 %)

0.245

FFP

16 (14.0 %)

32 (17.4 %)

10 (27.0 %)

0.082

Plt

8 (7.0 %)

15 (8.2 %)

9 (24.3 %)

0.007

Cryo

2 (1.8 %)

2 (1.1 %)

1 (2.7 %)

0.573

Any

68 (59.6 %)

112 (61 %)

28 (75.7 %)

0.115

  1. p values are shown for the youngest versus the oldest patients. All p values for the middle age group versus the other groups were nonsignificant (p > 0.05)
  2. PRBC packed red blood cells, FFP fresh frozen plasma, Plt platelets, Cryo cryoprecipitate
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X