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Table 3 Morbidity and mortality according to study groupsa

From: Balanced massive transfusion ratios in multiple injury patients with traumatic brain injury

 

AIS score, head <3

AIS score, head ≥3

Morbidity and mortality

FFP:pRBC ratio ≤1:2

FFP:pRBC ratio >1:2

P value

FFP:pRBC ratio ≤1:2

FFP:pRBC ratio >1:2

P value

Sepsis, n (%)

31 (21.5%)

91 (23.6%)

0.608

19 (15.7%)

98 (24.9%)

0.035

Multiorgan failure, n (%)

86 (58.5%)

211 (55.7%)

0.557

80 (67.2%)

276 (71.3%)

0.393

Mean ventilator-free days (±SD)

8.7 ± 11.2

12.8 ± 11.6

<0.001

4.3 ± 8.1

6.1 ± 9.0

0.006

Survivors' mean ventilation-free days (±SD)

16.9 ± 10.2

17.4 ± 10.1

0.647

11.5 ± 9.6

11.1 ± 9.7

0.825

Mean ICU LOS, days (±SD)

14.7 ± 19.4

18.5 ± 20.1

<0.001

12.5 ± 18.5

18.2 ± 21.3

<0.001

Survivors' mean ICU LOS, days (±SD)

24.7 ± 20.5

23.1 ± 20.6

0.335

29.0 ± 20.8

29.7 ± 22.3

0.703

Mean HLOS, days (±SD)

30.2 ± 40.3

43.3 ± 40.2

<0.001

20.6 ± 30.1

29.9 ± 36.4

<0.001

Survivors' mean HLOS, days (±SD)

54.3 ± 43.0

56.3 ± 38.5

0.361

49.2 ± 32.3

49.9 ± 36.8

0.934

6-hour mortality, n (%)

74 (34.9%)

45 (10.6%)

<0.001

55 (32.9%)

69 (15.5%)

<0.001

24-hour mortality, n (%)

85 (40.1%)

47 (17.4%)

<0.001

74 (44.3%)

110 (24.7%)

<0.001

30-day mortality, n (%)

97 (45.8%)

105 (24.6%)

<0.001

104 (62.3%)

199 (44.7%)

<0.001

In-hospital overall mortality, n (%)

102 (48.1%)

114 (26.8%)

<0.001

104 (62.3%)

203 (45.6%)

<0.001

  1. aAIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; pRBC, packed red blood cell; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; SD, standard deviation; HLOS, hospital length of stay.