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Table 7 Estimated costs of included RBC transfusion events between April 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016

From: A retrospective observational analysis of red blood cell transfusion practices in stable, non-bleeding adult patients admitted to nine medical-surgical intensive care units

Variable

Frequency (n)

Total Costs1 ($ CAD)

RBC transfusion events with pre-transfusion hemoglobin values

4487

2.99M

Cost savings from eliminating transfusions with:

 Pre-transfusion hemoglobin value ≥ 100 g/L

79

52,622

 Pre-transfusion hemoglobin value ≥ 90 g/L

244

162,528

 Pre-transfusion hemoglobin value ≥ 85 g/L

441

293,750

 Pre-transfusion hemoglobin value ≥ 80 g/L

885

589,499

 Pre-transfusion hemoglobin value ≥ 75 g/L

1626

1.08 M

 Pre-transfusion hemoglobin value ≥ 70 g/L

2739

1.82 M

  1. 1Estimates assume that the cost of a RBC unit is $666.10; all costs are reported in 2017 CAD