Anesthesiology Research and Practice

Research Article

Preoperative Anaemia and Associated Postoperative Outcomes in Noncardiac Surgery Patients in Central Region of Ghana

Table 6

Effects of red blood cell transfusion on outcome.
Logistic regression analyses (adjusted)ORunadj (95% CI); valueORadj−1 (95% CI); value
P-LOS association with RBC transfusion3.81 (2.64–5.50); 4.48 (2.67–7.51),
Composite complication association with RBC transfusion1.73 (1.11–2.69); 1.32 (0.74–2.36);
Inhospital mortality association with RBC transfusion5.80 (1.82–18.53); 0.52 (0.19–1.46);
Results are shown as odds ratio (95% CI); no RBC transfusion was used as a reference; ORadj−1 = odds ratio adjusted for severity of anaemia, age, sex, comorbid conditions, surgical specialty, grade of surgery, and cancer; CI = confidence interval; P-LOS = prolonged length of hospital stay; RBC = red blood cell.