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Characteristic*
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Outcome (n = 133)
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Age—years
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62 (41–73)
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Male gender—no. (%)
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91 (68)
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ICU admission source—no (%)
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Emergency department
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24 (18)
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Hospital ward
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8 (6)
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Operating theater
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97 (73)
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Other hospital
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4 (3)
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ICU admission type—no (%)
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Medical
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17 (13)
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General surgical
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20 (15)
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Cardiothoracic
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49 (37)
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Trauma
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42 (32)
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Neurosurgical
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5 (4)
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APACHE II score
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12 (9–17)
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SOFA score
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6 (4–9)
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Prior RBC transfusion—no (%)
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30 (23)
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Haemoglobin—g/L
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88 (81–94)
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Mean corpuscular volume—fL
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91 (88–94)
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C reactive protein—mg/L
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110 (48–170)
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Iron—mcg/dL
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3 (2–6)
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Ferritin—ng/ml+
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260 (161–437)
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Transferrin—mg/dL
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17 (15–20)
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Transferrin saturation—%
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9 (6–16)
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Soluble transferrin receptor—mg/L
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1.81 (1.28–2.44)
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Hepcidin—μg/mL
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34.9 (17.3–69.2)
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Tertile 1—(0–20.08)
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10.6 (4.2–15.6)
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Tertile 2—(20.09–53.00)
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34.9 (27.1–48.5)
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Tertile 3—(53.01–163.46)
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81.2 (69.2–97.9)
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- ICU intensive care unit, APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, RBC red blood cell
- *Median and interquartile range (IQR) unless otherwise reported
- +ng/ml has a conversion factor of 1 to the standard international units mcg/ml
