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Table 6

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit transfusion data.

Variable assessed Control group ROTEM® group P-value
Packed RBCs (mL/kg) (10) 53 ± 50 (3) 37 ± 31 0.01
Platelets (mL/kg) (10) 25 ± 20 (3) 27 ± 21 0.02
Cryoprecipitate (mL/kg) (7) 15 ± 13 (1) ± 4 0.01
Fresh frozen plasma (mL/kg) (11) 24 ± 19 (2) 16 ± 8 0.002
Chest tube output 6 h (mL/kg) 29 ± 35 10 ± 8 0.009
Chest tube output 24 h (mL/kg) 41 ± 34 23 ± 15 0.014
First hematocrit (%) 38 ± 9 43 ± 6 0.014
First platelet count (1000/uL3) 208 ± 88 220 ± 103 0.6

The data listed as number (N) and mean ±SD. CTICU: Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit; PRBCs: packed red blood cells; SD: standard deviation.

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