Total effect improvement group (n = 83)

Group with no improvement in overall effect (n = 166)

P

Sex, number of cases (%)

0.266

male

56 (67.5)

100 (60.2)

female

27 (32.5)

66 (39.8)

Age, number of cases (%)

0.909

Less than 3 years old

16 (19.3)

34 (20.5)

3 - 6 years old

27 (32.5)

60 (36.1)

6 - 12 years old

24 (28.9)

44 (26.5)

12 - 18 years old

16 (19.3)

28 (16.9)

Body weight (kg), mean ± SD

21.22 ± 11.99

19.71 ± 11.01

0.323

Hemoglobin value before blood transfusion (g/L), mean ± standard deviation

52.77 ± 9.73

53.73 ± 9.44

0.453

Hemoglobin value after infusion (g/L), mean ± standard deviation

86.98 ± 16.53

71.66 ± 14.53

<0.001

Malignant disease, cases (%)

0.509

Yes

52 (62.7)

111 (66.9)

No

31 (37.3)

55 (33.1)

Type of red blood cell suspension infused, number of cases (%)

0.084

Red blood cell suspension

78 (94.0)

144 (86.7)

Wash red blood cell suspension

5 (6.0)

22 (13.3)

Whether there is fever before infusion, number of cases (%)

0.659

Yes

16 (19.3)

36 (21.7)

No

67 (80.7)

130 (78.3)

Whether blood transfusion is timely, number of cases (%)

0.625

timely

71 (85.5)

138 (83.1)

delay

12 (14.5)

28 (16.9)

No fever before blood transfusion, fever after blood transfusion, cases (%)

<0.001

Yes

64 (95.5)

98 (75.4)

No

3 (4.5)

32 (24.6)