Died within 24 hours | Survived 24 hours | P values | |
n | 42 | 116 | |
Emergency department fridge units received, median (range) | 2 (1–6) | 1 (1–4) | <0.001 |
Total units received in 24 hours, median (range) | 7 (1–32) | 4 (1–55) | 0.046 |
Received ≥10 units in 24 hours | 15 (35.7%) | 22 (19.0%) | 0.028 |
Massive transfusion protocol activated | 30 (71.4%) | 59 (50.9%) | 0.029 |
Etiology | |||
Trauma (vs following) | 36 (85.7%) | 104 (89.7%) | 0.572 |
Abdominal aortic aneurysms | 4 | 2 | |
Medical anemia | 0 | 2 | |
Gastrointestinal bleeds | 2 | 4 | |
Gynecology-related | 0 | 3 | |
Ear, nose and throat-related | 0 | 1 | |
General surgery-related | 1 | 0 |