Fresh frozen plasma vs no plasma: Number of participants receiving a red cell transfusion (total)
Fresh frozen plasma probably leads to higher number of patients receiving a red cell transfusion compared with no plasma (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fresh frozen plasma vs no plasma Number of patients receiving a red cell transfusion · Neonates, children and adults undergoing cardiovascular surgery Fresh frozen plasma probably leads to higher number of patients receiving a red cell transfusion compared with no plasma (moderate certainty). Fresh frozen plasma for cardiovascular surgery (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 2.57 [1.3, 5.08] | 4 studies · 222 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh frozen plasma for cardiovascular surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.