Posttransfusion Haematocrit Equilibration: Timing Posttransfusion Haematocrit Check in Neonates at the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Table 3

Mean target PCV versus mean observed posttransfusion PCV.

Posttransfusion time (hours)	Mean (SD) target-mean observed PCV (SD)	95% confidence interval		df	Significant level (2-tailed)
1 hour	−2.44 (6.68)	−4.88 to −0.029	−2.06	31	0.048
6 hours	−2.38 (6.46)	−4.70 to −0.046	−2.08	31	0.046
12 hours	−1.45 (5.66)	−3.49 to 0.59	−1.46	31	0.157
24 hours	−0.64 (5.25)	−2.53 to 1.25	−0.69	31	0.495
48 hours	−0.38 (5.14)	−2.23 to 1.48	−0.41	31	0.683