Transfusion rates pre- and post merger
| 2014 | 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCH, n=501 | SBH, n=475 | THH, n=954 | Total, n=1,930 | BHC, n=1,717 | ||
| 24 hours, n (%) | Any | 344 (68.7) | 325 (68.4) | 575 (60.3) | 1,244 (64.5) | 1,048 (61.0) |
| RBC | 296 (59.1) | 295 (62.1) | 492 (51.6) | 1,083 (56.1) | 854 (49.7) | |
| FFP | 217 (43.3) | 145 (30.5) | 268 (28.1) | 630 (32.6) | 545 (31.7) | |
| PLT | 234 (46.7) | 191 (40.2) | 355 (37.2) | 780 (40.4) | 709 (41.3) | |
| Cryo | 47 (9.4) | 42 (8.8) | 79 (8.3) | 168 (8.7) | 214 (12.5) | |
| 72 hours, n (%) | Any | 374 (74.7) | 345 (72.6) | 618 (64.8) | 1,337 (69.3) | 1,133 (66.0) |
| RBC | 339 (67.7) | 319 (67.2) | 551 (57.9) | 1,209 (62.7) | 969 (56.5) | |
| FFP | 231 (46.1) | 148 (31.2) | 275 (28.8) | 654 (33.9) | 550 (32.0) | |
| PLT | 250 (49.9) | 194 (40.8) | 360 (37.7) | 804 (41.7) | 716 (41.7) | |
| Cryo | 54 (10.8) | 43 (9.1) | 83 (8.7) | 180 (9.3) | 217 (12.6) | |
| Until discharge, n (%) | Any | 386 (77.1) | 349 (73.5) | 637 (66.8) | 1,372 (71.1) | 1,159 (67.5) |
| RBC | 353 (70.5) | 326 (68.6) | 577 (60.5) | 1,256 (65.1) | 1,014 (59.1) | |
| FFP | 243 (48.5) | 152 (32.0) | 276 (28.9) | 671 (34.8) | 553 (32.2) | |
| PLT | 261 (52.1) | 194 (40.8) | 360 (37.7) | 815 (42.2) | 721 (42.0) | |
| Cryo | 58 (11.6) | 44 (9.3) | 82 (8.6) | 184 (9.5) | 217 (12.6) | |
BHC = Barts Heart Centre; Cryo = cryoprecipitate; FFP = fresh frozen plasma; LCH = London Chest Hospital; PLT = platelets; RBC = red blood cells; SBH = St Bartholomew’s Hospital; THH = the Heart Hospital.