Table 1

Outcomes following transfusion: the TRICC trial


Strategy




Parameter/outcome
Restrictive (n = 418)
Liberal (n = 420)
P

Average hemoglobin (g/l)
85 ± 7
107 ± 7
<0.01
Units transfused
2.6 ± 4.1
5.6 ± 5.3
<0.01
MOD score
10.7 ± 7.5
11.8 ± 7.7
0.03
Hospital mortality (%)
22.2
28.1
0.05

MOD, multiple organ dysfunction. Data from the Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care (TRICC) trial [8].

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