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Table 4 Results of the Univariable Analysis of Preoperative Factors for Potential Association with Blood Transfusion in anemia patients

From: Maximum surgical blood order schedule for flap reconstruction in oral and maxillofacial cancer patients

Variable

Normal preoperative hemoglobin level

Mild anemia

Moderate anemia

RC

OR (95% CI)

P value

RC

OR (95% CI)

P value

RC

OR (95% CI)

P value

BMI < 18.5

0.53

1.699 (1.200 2.405)

< 0.05

− 0.14

0.868 (0.628 1.202)

0.394

− 0.67

0.513 (0.143 1.842)

0.306

T3 orT4 stage

0.45

1.572 (1.381 1.790)

< 0.05

0.36

1.434 (1.224 1.680)

 < 0.05

0.22

1.245 (0.737 2.103)

0.413

ASA III, IV grade

0.52

1.677 (1.310 2.147)

< 0.05

0.49

1.625 (1.243 2.124)

 < 0.05

1.52

4.557 (1.316 15.775)

 < 0.05

Tumor localization

− 0.04

0.964 (0.890 1.043)

0.361

− 0.11

0.896 (0.817 0.982)

 < 0.05

− 0.11

0.896 (0.646 1.244)

0.514

Free-flap

0.42

1.515 (1.053 2.180)

< 0.05

0.09

1.092 (0.708 1.683)

0.690

0.75

0.045 (0.005 0.373)

 < 0.05

Osseous-flap

0.43

1.539 (1.172 2.022)

< 0.05

− 0.48

0.622 (0.451 0.858)

 < 0.05

− 3.10

2.108 (0.415 10.704)

0.368