“…Receiving 1 or more transfusions was associated with increased in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.63-2.21; P < .001), length of stay (adjusted multiplicative difference, 2.10; 95% CI, 11.96-2.25; P < .001), and health care cost (adjusted multiplicative difference, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.64-1.81; P < .001), compared with receiving no transfusion. The risk of dying (22.02% to 38.56% vs 8.21%), length of stay (median [IQR], 8 [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] to 13 [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]…”