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Table 3 Treatment of blood transfusion by restricted blood transfusion and non-restricted blood transfusion

From: Retrospective cohort study of neonatal blood transfusion in China

  

 < 1500 g

1500-2500 g

 ≥ 2500 g

  

RBT

NRBT

P

RBT

NRBT

P

RBT

NRBT

P

Hb level

(g/L)

Admissions (M)

109

157

0.000

133

165

0.000

110

159

0.000

Minimum during hospitalization (M)

82

95

0.000

94

111

0.000

94

121

0.000

 

Discharge(M)

111

117

0.150

116

126

0.000

121

134

0.000

Red blood cell infusion

No. of infusions (M)

2

2

0.000

1

1

0.351

1

1

0.798

Average total infusion volume (mL)

60

50

0.000

46

44

0.147

60

60

0.131

Average infusion volume per infusion (mL)

26

27

0.843

35

31

0.000

50

50

0.015

Mean infusion per kilogram of body weight (mL)

10

10

0.867

9

9

0.064

8

8

0.239

Plasma infusion

No. of infusion cases (%)

53 (20.15)

289 (27.42)

 

126 (11.41)

143 (48.15)

 

140 (13.66)

56 (31.46)

 

No. of infusions (M)

1

2

0.113

1

2

0.039

1

2

0.200

Average total infusion volume (mL)

30

34

0.998

47

57

0.146

71

93

0.023

Average infusion volume per infusion (mL)

20

20

0.053

30

28

0.142

50

50

0.051

Mean infusion per kilogram of body weight (mL)

9

8

0.022

8

8

0.803

7

8

0.240

Plt infusion

No.of infusion cases (%)

13 (4.94)

35 (3.32)

 

24 (2.17)

12 (4.04)

 

30 (2.93)

9 (5.06)

 

No. of infusions (M)

1

1

0.161

1

1

0.577

1

1

0.805

Average total infusion volume (mL)

28

23

0.388

40

38

0.987

60

80

0.429

Average infusion volume per infusion (mL)

20

20

0.809

35

31

0.688

58

50

0.582

Mean infusion per kilogram of body weight (mL)

9

9

0.971

10

9

0.945

9

8

0.756

  1. *RBT Restricted blood transfusion, NRBT Non-restricted blood transfusion