Respiratory Impairment after Early Red Cell Transfusion in Pediatric Patients with ALI/ARDS

Table 2

Pulmonary indices.

Indices	Transfused	Control	P value
P/F ratio pre	135.4±7.5	148.0±8.0	0.922
P/F ratio post	116.5±8.8	190.4±17.8	0.001
P/F ratio 96 hr	178.4±14.8	199.8±14.6	0.332
OI pre	11.7±0.9	12.3±0.8	0.590
OI post	18.7±1.6	11.1±0.9	0.001
OI 96 hr	12.87±1.3	10.31±0.94	0.302
% change in MAP	+27.3	+14.3	0.165
Ventilator days	15.2±1.4	9.5±0.6	0.000
Median PEEP 24 hrs later	10 Range (5–15)	9 Range (5–14)	0.241

P/F: PaO₂/FiO₂, OI: oxygenation index (FiO2∗MAP∗100/PaO₂), MAP: mean airway pressure. t-test was done to compare transfused and control values.