Table 3

Perioperative exposure to blood products

Blood productGroup; no. (%)p value
ICS, n = 186Control, n = 203
Any blood transfusion71 (38.2)107 (52.7)0.004
pRBC63 (33.9)92 (45.3)0.021
Coagulation products31 (16.7)66 (32.5)< 0.001
FFP30 (16.1)64 (31.5)< 0.001
Platelets29 (15.6)59 (29.1)0.002
Cryoprecipitate14 (7.5)16 (7.9)0.90
FEIBA14 (7.5)20 (9.9)0.42
  • FEIBA = factor 8 inhibitor bypassing activity; FFP = fresh frozen plasma; ICS = intraoperative cell salvage; pRBC = packed red blood cells.