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Table 4 Characterization of blood groups systems in patients undergoing major surgical resections classified by ABT requirements

From: Preoperative risk factors predict perioperative allogenic blood transfusion in patients undergoing primary lung cancer resections: a retrospective cohort study from a high-volume thoracic surgery center

Characterization of blood groups systems

Control group (no ABT)

n = 469

ABT group

n = 60

p value

ABO (n, %)

   

 O

194/469 (41.4%)

22/60 (36.7%)

0.4857

 A

190/469 (40.5%)

28/60 (46.7%)

0.3618

 B

58/469 (12.4%)

7/60 (11.7%)

0.8764

 AB

24/469 (5.1%)

3/60 (5.0%)

1.0

Rhesus/D phenotype (n, %)

   

 Positive (DD, Dd)

414/469 (88.3%)

44/60 (73.3%)

0.0013

 Negative (dd)

55/469 (11.7%)

16/60 (26.7%)

 

ABT

   

 ≥ 1 RBCs (n, %)

0/469 (0%)

60/60 (100%)

 

 No. RBCs (median, quartiles [1st; 3rd])

 

2 [2; 4]

 
  1. ABT allogenic blood transfusion; RBCs red blood cells units