Table 2 Blood loss and transfusion requirement

(n = 60)

(n = 60)

(n = 60)

(n = 60)

Volume of drained blood

1182 ± 411

724 ± 246

821 ± 337

526 ± 222

< 0.001^a

(ml)^*

(420–2260)

(230–1330)

(230–2020)

(180–960)

Decreasing Hb at 12 hours

3.3 ± 0.9

2.1 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.7

< 0.05^b

(g/dl)^*

(1.3-5.3)

(0.9-3.8)

(0.9-4.4)

(0.4-3.6)

Number of patients requiring blood transfusion

53 (88.3%)

34 (56.7%)

49 (81.7%)

23 (38.3%)

< 0.05^c

PRC transfusion (unit)^*

1.8 ± 1.0

0.7 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.9

0.4 ± 0.5

< 0.05^d

(0–4)

(0–2)

(0–3)

(0–2)