Table 1

Outcome measures


Control
ICS
P value

Exposure to blood
51%
31%
0.015 (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.23-0.80)
Exposure to any product
56%
38%
0.030 (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.25-0.89)
Units of blood used
1.07 (0-8)
0.68 (0-11)
0.015


ANH
ICS


Exposure to blood
35%
31%
NS
Exposure to any product
39%
38%
NS
Units of blood used
0.63 (0-8)
0.68 (0-11)
NS

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Units of blood are shown as median (min-max).

McGill et al. Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl C):7   doi:10.1186/cc1036