Research Article

Blood Transfusion Practice before and after Implementation of Type and Screen Protocol in Emergency Department of a University Affiliated Hospital in Iran

Table 1

Characteristics of patients in the pre- and postphases of implementation of the T&S policy.

Before T&SAfter T&S value

Age (years)0.19
Sex (male/female)0.71
Body mass index (kg/m2)0.61
Trauma/GI bleeding/cancer ()0.52

Values are reported as the mean ± standard deviation.