Blood transfusion in percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: a nationwide analysis of incidence, predictors, and outcomes

Table 3 Risk factors associated with transfusion in PLAAO

Variable	Multivariate Logistic Regression
Variable	OR	95% CI	P
≥80	1.256	0.922–1.712	0.149
Female	1.384	1.022–1.874	0.036
Race
White	Ref	——	——
Black	1.177	0.652–2.125	0.588
Hispanic	1.269	0.700–2.300	0.432
Asian or Pacific Islander	0.802	0.241–2.660	0.718
Other	1.408	0.725–2.734	0.313
Bed size of hospital
Small	Ref	——	——
Medium	1.288	0.675–2.457	0.443
Large	1.763	0.983–3.159	0.057
Teaching hospital	0.859	0.537–1.371	0.523
Urban hospital	0.447	0.175–1.140	0.092
Region of hospital
Northeast	Ref	——	——
Midwest or North Central	0.260	0.156–0.433	< 0.001
South	0.647	0.454–0.923	0.016
West	0.405	0.255–0.645	< 0.001
Elective admission	0.326	0.230–0.462	< 0.001

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