Determinants of peri-operative blood transfusion in a contemporary series of open prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia

Table 5 Blood transfusion against age, systolic blood pressure and enucleated prostate weight

			Blood Transfusion		Total	p-value
			Not-transfused	Transfused	Total	p-value
Patient age	Age ≤ 70 yrs	Count	83	26	109
	Age ≤ 70 yrs	% within transfusion	55.0 %	55.3 %	55.1 %
	Age >70 yrs	Count	68	21	89
	Age >70 yrs	% within transfusion	45.0 %	44.7 %	44.9 %
Total		Count	151	47	198	0.551
Systolic blood pressure	Systolic blood pressure ≤ 140 mmHg	Count	56	17	73
	Systolic blood pressure ≤ 140 mmHg	% within transfusion	36.6 %	36.2 %	36.5 %
	Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg	Count	97	30	127
	Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg	% within transfusion	63.4 %	63.8 %	63.5 %
Total		Count	153	47	200	0.551
Enucleated Prostate weight	Prostate weight ≤ 100 g	Count	111	19	130
	Prostate weight ≤ 100 g	% within transfusion	72.5 %	40.4 %	65.0 %
	Prostate weight > 100 g	Count	42	28	70
	Prostate weight > 100 g	% within transfusion	27.5 %	59.6 %	35.0 %
Total		Count	153	47	200
Total		% within transfusion	100.0 %	100.0 %	100.0 %	0.000

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