Table 3.

Transfusion characteristics among pregnant women with or without a TR

CharacteristicsNo TR (n = 12 087)TR (n = 96)P
Transfusion entity and combinations    
 RBC units, median (IQR) 2 (2-4) 3 (2-5)  
 Plasma units, median (IQR) 2 (2-4) 2 (2-5)  
 1 unit RBCs 364 (3.0) 21 (21.9) <.001 
 ≥10 units RBCs 303 (2.5) 6 (6.3) .020 
 RBCs only 9 721 (80.4) 56 (58.3) <.001 
 Plasma only 278 (2.3) 2 (2.1) .888 
 RBCs + plasma 2 028 (16.8) 37 (38.5) <.001 
 RBCs + plasma + platelets 319 (2.6) 13 (13.5) <.001 
Transfusion characteristics    
 Blood group AB (mother) 651 (5.4) 7 (7.3) .411 
 Blood group A (mother) 5 129 (42.4) 37 (38.5) .447 
 Blood group B (mother) 1 604 (13.3) 13 (13.5) .938 
 Blood group O (mother) 4 703 (38.9) 39 (40.6) .731 
 Blood group RH+ (mother) 10 395 (86.0) 82 (85.4) .869 
Donor characteristic    
 Female donor of RBCs, plasma* 1 099 021 (47.1) 106 (52.2) .147 
CharacteristicsNo TR (n = 12 087)TR (n = 96)P
Transfusion entity and combinations    
 RBC units, median (IQR) 2 (2-4) 3 (2-5)  
 Plasma units, median (IQR) 2 (2-4) 2 (2-5)  
 1 unit RBCs 364 (3.0) 21 (21.9) <.001 
 ≥10 units RBCs 303 (2.5) 6 (6.3) .020 
 RBCs only 9 721 (80.4) 56 (58.3) <.001 
 Plasma only 278 (2.3) 2 (2.1) .888 
 RBCs + plasma 2 028 (16.8) 37 (38.5) <.001 
 RBCs + plasma + platelets 319 (2.6) 13 (13.5) <.001 
Transfusion characteristics    
 Blood group AB (mother) 651 (5.4) 7 (7.3) .411 
 Blood group A (mother) 5 129 (42.4) 37 (38.5) .447 
 Blood group B (mother) 1 604 (13.3) 13 (13.5) .938 
 Blood group O (mother) 4 703 (38.9) 39 (40.6) .731 
 Blood group RH+ (mother) 10 395 (86.0) 82 (85.4) .869 
Donor characteristic    
 Female donor of RBCs, plasma* 1 099 021 (47.1) 106 (52.2) .147 

Unless otherwise noted, all data are n (%).

IQR, interquartile range.

*

Female donor of RBC and plasma units: comparing the background consisting of all nonpregnant women (2 331 584 units) with women with a TR postpartum (203 units).

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