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Table 3 Comparison between those transfused and non-transfused C/S

From: Evaluation of blood reservation and use for caesarean sections in a tertiary maternity unit in south western Nigeria

Parameter

Non-transfused

Transfused

P value

 

Mean

(S/D)

Mean

(S/D)

 

Age

30.4

(4.9)

30.2

(5.2)

P = 0.17

Parity

1.02

(1.1)

1.07

(0.9)

P = 0.13

Blood loss

537.5

(294.2)

848.3

(736.2)

P < 0.01

Pre-op PCV

33.6

(5.3)

27.2

(6.1)

P < 0.01

Post-op PCV

31.1

(5.1)

26.6

(5.7)

P < 0.001

Hospital stay

8.3

(3.3)

10

(4.0)

P = 0.06

Units transfused

—

2.2

(1)

 
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