Transfused patients had higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score ( SAPS ) II ( @ ( @-@ ) vs. @ ( @-@ ) , p = @ ) , more bleeding episodes , lower haemoglobin levels days @ to @ , higher Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment ( SOFA ) scores ( days @ and @ ) , more days in shock ( @ ( @-@ ) vs. @ ( @-@ ) , p = @ ) , more days in ICU ( @ ( @-@ ) vs. @ ( @-@ ) , p = @ ) and higher @-day mortality ( @ vs. @ % , p = @ ) .