Table 5

Transfusion requirements

Parameters
Value
Group A
Group B
p

Intraoperative PRBC's Units
Mean
0.17
0.17
0.967

SD
0.531
0.539


Min
0
0


Max
2
2


Postoperative PRBC's Units
Mean
0.03
0.00
0.970

SD
0.183
0.000


Min
0
0


Max
1
0


Intraoperative FFP's Units
Mean
0.20
0.21
0.330

SD
0.761
0.620


Min
0
0


Max
3
2


Postoperative FFP's Units
Mean
0.87
0.21
0.035

SD
1.525
0.620


Min
0
0


Max
4
2


Intraoperative and post-operative transfusion requirements. PRBC's = Packed Red Blood Cells. FFP's = Fresh Frozen Plasma.

Apostolakis et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:14   doi:10.1186/1749-8090-3-14