Table. 2.
Platelet transfusion status categorized by clinical department
| Departments | N | % | Platelet count before transfusion (×109/L) | Appropriate | Inappropriate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||||
| Hemato-oncology | 80 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 57 | 71.2 | 23 | 28.8 |
| Emergency department | 73 | 19.0 | 32.5 | 45 | 61.6 | 28 | 38.4 |
| Pediatrics |
45 | 11.7 | 17.4 | 28 | 62.2 | 17 | 37.8 |
| Thoracic & cardiovascular surgery | 37 | 9.6 | 89.2 | 23 | 62.2 | 14 | 37.8 |
| Nephrology | 28 | 7.3 | 29.4 | 23 | 82.1 | 5 | 17.9 |
| Pulmonology | 23 | 6.0 | 51.1 | 14 | 60.9 | 9 | 39.1 |
| Liver center | 15 | 4.0 | 50.5 | 5 | 33.3 | 10 | 66.7 |
| Neurosurgery | 13 | 3.4 | 78.5 | 8 | 61.5 | 5 | 38.5 |
| General surgery | 12 | 3.1 | 39.8 | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 25.0 |
| Infectiology | 12 | 3.1 | 30.1 | 7 | 58.3 | 5 | 41.7 |
| Gastroenterology | 12 | 3.1 | 36.3 | 8 | 66.7 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 9 | 2.3 | 64.7 | 5 | 55.6 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Cardiology | 7 | 1.8 | 50.3 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 28.6 |
| Orthopedic surgery | 4 | 1.0 | 44.8 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Others |
14 | 3.6 | 6 | 42.9 | 8 | 57.1 | |
*Pediatrics is divided into pediatric hematopoietic oncology, pediatric respiratory medicine, pediatric endocrine medicine, pediatric heart center and neonatal clinic, †Others include family medicine, urology, neurology, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology.
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