| Cases | Complications | Patients with BT | BT unit | Perioperative deaths |
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Scarabelli [7] | 20 | 3 (15%) | Not known | 1.8 (0–5) | 2 (10%) |
Campagnutta [8] | 75 | 23 (30.7%) | Not known | 1.3 (0–8) | 1 (1.3%) |
Bristow [9] | 35 | 13 (37.1%) | 10 (28.6%) | 3 (1-6) | None |
Awtrey [10] | 27 | 17 (62.7%) | 9 (33.3%) | Not known | None |
This study | 75 | 9 (12%) | 42 (56%) | 2 (1-13) | None |
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Note. BT, Blood transfusion.