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Clotting support |
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| Variable |
All (n = 60) |
Refractory coagulopathy (n = 25) |
Mild coagulopathy (n = 35) |
P value |
|
|
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| FFP prior to PDT |
66 |
39 (59%) |
27 (41%) |
NS |
| Platelets prior to PDT |
77 |
40 (52%) |
37 (48%) |
NS |
| FFP total |
125 |
78 (62%) |
47 (38%) |
0.059 |
| Platelets total |
129 |
80 (62%) |
49 (38%) |
0.009 |
| Random platelet concentrates |
121 |
58 (48%) |
63 (52%) |
NS |
| Patients requiring platelets |
41 |
21 |
20 |
0.029 |
| Patients requiring FFP |
22 |
12 |
10 |
NS |
|
Units of blood, platelet transfusions, and FFP administered prior to PDT and in total and number of patients requiring clotting products. Number in parenthesis denotes percentage of all units transfused. FFP, fresh frozen plasma; NS, not significant; PDT, percutaneous dilational tracheostomy. | ||||
Auzinger et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R110 doi:10.1186/cc6143 |
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