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Table 2 Annual number of patients at risk for a late transfusion in US intensive care units

From: Effect of a restrictive transfusion strategy on transfusion-attributable severe acute complications and costs in the US ICUs: a model simulation

Population variables

Input

Source

Output

All US ICU admissions in 1 year

4,400,000

VERICC* [18]

4,400,000

% Adults

80%

Groeger [19]

3,520,000

% At risk for a late TF

29%

Corwin [16]

1,020,800

  1. *VERICC, Values, Ethics and Rationing in Critical Care
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BMC Health Services Research

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