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Table 5

Comparison of blood transfusion volume.

PRBC (units)
FFP (units)
Platelets (units)
Increased group Non-increased group p value Increased group Non-increased group p value Increased group Non-increased group p value
1 h after starting ECMO 0 (0–2.0) 0 (0–2.0) 0.820 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.658 0 0 NA
From 1 h after starting ECMO to reperfusion of the first lung 2.0 (0–4.0) 2.0 (0–2.0) 0.628 0 (0–2.0) 0 (0–4.0) 0.322 0 (0–0) 0 0.192
After reperfusion of the first lung to the end of ECMO 6.0 (3.0–6.0) 4.0 (2.0–5.0) 0.274 6.0 (5.5–8.5) 2.0 (2.0–8.0) 0.042 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.626
Total 10.2 ± 4.3 8.9 ± 3.7 0.414 10.0 (8.0–12.5) 10.0 (6.0–13.0) 0.799 5.0 (0–12.5) 10.0 (0–15.0) 0.503

Volume of 1 unit is about 140, 120, and 10 ml of PRBC, FFP, and Platelets, respectively in Japan.

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