Hematologic, hemodynamic and gas exchange variables in the two groups (baseline and 1 hour after transfusion).

<p>^aThese data have been already presented in [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0122655#pone.0122655.ref016" target="_blank">16</a>] as “non-leukodepleted group”.</p><p>^bpre vs. post, Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test.</p><p>^c between-group comparison of delta [after-before] values, Mann-Whitney U test.</p><p>^ddp<0.01</p><p>^dddp<0.001, vs. fresh RBCs group at the same time point, Mann-Whitney U test.</p><p>Data are expressed as median (interquartile range).</p><p>RBCs = red blood cells; Hb = haemoglobin; Hct = haematocrit; HR = heart rate; MAP = mean arterial pressure; T = body temperature; WBC = white blood cell count; PLT = platelet count; BE = base excess; Lac = arterial lactate levels.</p><p>Hematologic, hemodynamic and gas exchange variables in the two groups (baseline and 1 hour after transfusion).