The Impact of Two Different Transfusion Strategies on Patient Immune Response during Major Abdominal Surgery: A Preliminary Report
Table 1
Outcome data in the 20 patients of the restrictive and liberal transfusion group who were sampled for perioperative cytokines.
Parameter
Restrictive strategy group ()
Liberal strategy group ()
value
RBC usage (units/patient)
0 [0, 2]
1.5 [1, 3]
0.037
Average postoperative Hb (g dL−1)
9.6 ± 1.1
10.7 ± 1.0
0.004
Duration of blood storage (days)
21.7 ± 10.9
28.5 ± 6.3
0.044
Time of mobilization (days)
2 [1, 2]
1 [1, 3]
0.414
Time of first liquid intake (days)
2 [2, 3]
2.5 [2, 3]
0.550
Time of first solid intake (days)
3 [2, 4]
5 [3–5]
0.139
Length of hospital stay (days)
7 [5, 7]
7 [5, 10]
0.643
Pulmonary complications
1
4
0.303
Intra-abdominal collection
0
1
1.000
Urinary infection
0
0
1.000
Wound infection
0
1
1.000
Values are mean ± SD for parametric numeric data, median [25th–75th percentiles] for nonparametric numeric data, and number (percentage) for categorical data; RBC: red blood cells; Hb: hemoglobin.
