Table 1

Demographics of patients receiving whole blood transfusion (N=101)

VariableTrauma and acute care surgery, n (%)Obstetrics and gynecology, n (%)
Age (years)≤185 (8.8)2 (4.5)
19–3932 (56.1)39 (88.6)
40–6415 (26.3)3 (6.8)
≥655 (8.8)0 (0.0)
GenderMale45 (78.9)0 (0.0)
Female12 (21.1)44 (100.0)
Number of whole blood units transfused in the first 24 hours126 (45.6)22 (50.0)
223 (40.4)20 (45.5)
36 (10.5)2 (4.5)
41 (1.8)0 (0)
50 (0)0 (0)
61 (1.8)0 (0)
Blood typeA+0 (0)2 (4.5)
AB+1 (1.8)0 (0)
O+56 (98.2)42 (95.5)