Table 1 Main Results by type of patient, type of surgery and pre-op labs
From: Optimizing the transfusion strategy in surgical patients in a Lebanese university hospital
Sex of patients | 52.5% women | 47.5% men |
Type of patients | 52% with coronary artery disease | 48% without coronary artery disease |
Type of surgery | 82.3% planned hemorrhagic | 17.7% not planned hemorrhagic |
Type of surgery | 77.8% planned | 22.3% urgent |
Surgery with the highest transfusion rate | Orthopedic (35%) | Cardiothoracic (29.5%) |
Preoperative iron level tested | 26.5% YES | 73.5 NO |
Pre-op labs | Hemoglobin of 9.9 ± 0.6 | Hematocrit of 29.7 ± 1.9 |