Reducing transfusion requirements in liver transplantation

Figure 1 Red blood cell transfusion requirement in patients undergoing primary liver transplantation at the University Medical Centre, Groningen from 1989 to 2002. Data presented as box and whisker plots representing median, interquartile range and 5%-95% range. Both variation in transfusion and median number of RBC transfused has declined over time. From Porte et al[6] 2004. RBC: Red blood cell.