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Table 1 Patient characteristics. Socio-demographic and encounter parameters for all included patients and divided by positive and negative outcome for UMCdb. See online supplement table S1 for other measurements

From: Predicting blood transfusion demand in intensive care patients after surgery by comparative analysis of temporally extended data selection

Variables

All (n = 9,118)

BT (n = 2,064)

Non-BT (n = 7,054)

p-value

Demographics

Age, years, mean (SD)#

63.1 (14.5)

66.8 (13.4)

62.02 (14.6)

0.89

Female, n (%)

2,960 (32)

687 (33)

2,273 (32)

0.77

Encounter variables*

Length of stay, hour, mean (SD)

71 (175.5)

133 (281.2)

52.8 (123.3)

< 0.05

In hospital death, n (%)

1,938 (21)

603 (29)

1,335 (18)

0.98

BT Time since admission, hours, mean (IQR)

BT

4.9 (2.5–9.5)

4.9 (2.5–9.5)

N/A

N/A

Surgery type, n (%)

   

0.69

Cardiothoracic surgery

5,382 (59)

1,441 (70)

3,941 (55)

0.65

Neurosurgery

962 (10)

44 (2)

918 (13)

0.4

Gastrointestinal surgery

786 (8)

152 (7)

634 (9)

0.08

Vascular surgery

753 (8)

207 (10)

546 (7)

0.8

Other surgery

1,235 (13)

220 (10)

1,015 (14)

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Measurements, mean (SD)

Height, mean (SD)#

174.9 (9.7)

173.8 (9.5)

175.2 (9.7)

0.08

Weight, mean (SD)#

81.5 (15)

79 (13.7)

82 (15)

0.25

Mechanically

ventilated, n (%)

7,021 (77)

1,960 (95)

5,061 (71)

0.37

Heart rate, bpm

84 (73.0–97.0)

86 (75–101)

82.0 (72.0–94.0)

< 0.05

SBP, mmHg

124 (108.0–142.0)

111 (98.0–127.0)

124 (108.0–143.0)

< 0.05

Base Excess, mmol/l

2.2 (0.8–4.4)

2.0 (0.6–4.1)

2.0 (0.8–3.8)

0.40

Ht, l/l

0.3 (0.3–0.4)

0.3 (0.3–0.3)

0.3 (0.3–0.4)

< 0.05

Hb, mmol/l

6.4 (5.7–7.3)

6.1 (5.4–6.9)

6.8 (6.0–7.7)

< 0.05

Platelets, ×109/l

184 (130.0–261.0)

162 (115.0–230.0)

194 (143.0–265.0)

< 0.05

RBC, ×1012/l

3.6 (3.2–4.1)

3.3 (2.9–3.9)

3.8 (3.4–4.3)

< 0.05

  1. P-values refer to any difference between subgroups. Abbreviations: bpm, beats per minute; BT, blood transfusion; Hb, Hemoglobin; Ht, Hematocrit; IQR, interquartile range; l, liter; mmHg, millimeters of mercury; mmol/l, millimoles per liter; n, Number; RBC, Red blood cells; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; SD, standard deviation
  2. * Variables not included as input features
  3. # Mean and SD are calculated using weighted mean and weighted SD