| Arm A: 20 ml/kg (Number = 82) | Arm B: 30 ml/kg (Number = 78) | Pvalue |
---|---|---|---|
Volume of initial transfusiona (ml/kg) – median (IQR) | 20 (20 to 20) | 30 (30 to 30) | <0.0001 |
Rate of initial transfusiona (ml/kg/hr) – median (IQR) | 5.7 (4.9 to 6.7) | 7.6 (6.1 to 8.4) | <0.0001 |
Time to initial transfusion (minutes) – median (IQR) | 95 (75 to 128) | 103 (75 to 130) | 0.74 |
Total volume tranfused 0 to 48 hours (ml/kg) – median (IQR) | 20 (20 to 20) | 30 (30 to 30) | <0.0001 |
Number of transfusionsb per child 0 to 48 hours, number (%) | Â | Â | 0.23 |
 1 | 67 (82) | 69 (88) | |
 2 | 14 (17) | 8 (10) | |
 3 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
 4 | 1 (1) | 0(0) | |
Number of children with a transfusion after 48 hours | 2 | 1 | Â |