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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 5 Analysis of independent transfusion risk factors for nosocomial infection in a combined model

From: Transfusion of platelets, but not of red blood cells, is independently associated with nosocomial infections in the critically ill

Blood product

Cox regression

Hazard ratio

95 % CI

p value

Red blood cells

 RBC transfusiona

1.088

0.843–1.403

0.516

 RBC unitsa

0.995

0.978–1.012

0.559

Fresh-frozen plasma

 FFP transfusiona

1.100

0.808–1.499

0.545

Platelets

   

 Platelet transfusiona

1.401

1.033–1.901

0.030

  1. aCorrected for exposure bias summarized in propensity scores of the individual transfusion products and corrected for confounders including APACHE predicted length of stay and mechanical ventilation
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