Characteristics | Transfusion | No transfusion | P |
---|---|---|---|
Total (n = count) | 14,899 | 100,173 |  |
Total incidence (%) | 13.0 | Â | |
Age (mean, SD) | 67.4 (11.4) | 64.7(10.7) | < 0.001 |
Age group (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 50 | 1003 (6.7%) | 8985 (9.0%) | < 0.001 |
 51–60 | 2963 (19.9%) | 25,593(25.5%) |  |
 61–70 | 40,149 (32.0%) | 35,378 (35.3%) |  |
 ≥ 71 | 6162 (41.4%) | 30.2 (30.2%) |  |
Gender (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 5348 (35.9%) | 42,848 (42.8%) | < 0.001 |
 Female | 9553 (64.1%) | 57,323 (57.2%) |  |
Race (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 White | 10,549 (70.8%) | 75,117 (75.0%) | < 0.001 |
 Black | 2084 (14.0%) | 10,343 (10.3%) |  |
 Hispanic | 970 (6.5%) | 5071 (5.1%) |  |
 Asian or Pacific Islander | 133 (0.9%) | 722 (0.7%) |  |
 Native American | 81 (0.5%) | 536 (0.5%) |  |
 Other | 1082 (7.3%) | 8384 (8.4%) |  |
Elixhauser score | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 776 (5.2%) | 11,834 (11.8%) | < 0.001 |
 1 | 1932 (13.0%) | 22,310 (22.3%) |  |
 ≥ 2 | 12,191 (81.8%) | 66,029(65.9%) |  |
LOS (mean, SD) | 6.9 (6.8) | 3.8 (4.1) | < 0.001 |
TOTCHG (mean,$) | 121,039.0 (131905.6) | 86,308.5 (72784.4) | < 0.001 |
Type of insure (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Medicare | 10,038 (67.4%) | 56,571 (56.5%) | < 0.001 |
 Medicaid | 833 (5.6%) | 5303(5.3%) |  |
 Private insurance | 3459 (23.2%) | 32,303(32.2%) |  |
 Self-pay | 80 (0.5%) | 570 (0.6%) |  |
 No charge | 12 (0.1%) | 63 (0.1%) |  |
 Other | 477 (3.2%) | 5363 (5.4%) |  |
Bed size of hospital (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Small | 2987 (20.0%) | 23,759 (23.7%) | < 0.001 |
 Medium | 4097 (27.5%) | 27,046 (27.0%) |  |
 Large | 7815 (52.5%) | 49,368 (49.3%) |  |
Elective admission (%) | 10,382 (69.7%) | 83,523 (83.4%) | < 0.001 |
Type of hospital (teaching, %) | 8686 (58.3%) | 61,887 (61.8%) | < 0.001 |
Location of hospital (urban, %) | 13,565 (91.0%) | 92,648 (92.5%) | < 0.001 |
Region of hospital (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Northeast | 3084 (20.7%) | 17,078 (17.0%) | < 0.001 |
 Midwest or North Central | 3096 (20.8%) | 26,541 (26.5%) |  |
 South | 6175 (41.4%) | 37,210 (37.1%) |  |
 West | 2544 (17.1%) | 19,344 (19.3%) |  |
Died (%) | 115 (0.8%) | 194 (0.2%) | < 0.001 |