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Table 4 Coagulation parameters and their prediction of massive transfusion (MT)

From: FIBTEM provides early prediction of massive transfusion in trauma

 

ROC-AUC (95% CI)

Optimum threshold (for best sensitivity and specificity)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

FIBTEM MCF

0.84 (0.79 to 0.88)

≤7 mm

77.5 (66.8 to 86.1)

74.9 (68.9 to 80.3)

FIBTEM A10

0.83 (0.78 to 0.87)

≤4 mm

63.3 (51.7 to 73.9)

83.2 (77.8 to 87.7)

EXTEM CT

0.71 (0.66 to 0.76)

≤72 s

76.3 (65.2 to 85.3)

59.4 (52.7 to 65.8)

EXTEM CFT

0.74 (0.68 to 0.79)

≤147 s

64.5 (52.7 to 75.1)

75.1 (69.0 to 80.6)

EXTEM MCF

0.76 (0.71 to 0.81)

≤52 mm

67.1 (55.4 to 77.5)

71.2 (64.8 to 77.0)

INTEM CT

0.71 (0.65 to 0.76)

≤167 s

65.3 (53.1 to 76.1)

75.5 (69.3 to 80.9)

INTEM CFT

0.78 (0.73 to 0.82)

≤111 s

75.0 (63.4 to 84.5)

67.3 (60.7 to 73.4)

INTEM MCF

0.78 (0.73 to 0.83)

≤51 mm

61.6 (49.5 to 72.8)

80.4 (74.5 to 85.3)

Platelet count

0.70 (0.65 to 0.75)

≤161 × 103/μl

62.0 (50.4 to 72.7)

73.8 (67.8 to 79.3)

Quick value

0.87 (0.83 to 0.90)

≤60%

84.8 (75.0 to 91.9)

82.1 (76.6 to 86.8)

aPTT

0.85 (0.81 to 0.89)

≤35.2 s

71.6 (59.9 to 81.5)

87.8 (82.8 to 91.7)

Fibrinogen concentration

0.83 (0.78 to 0.87)

≤148 mg/dL

84.2 (74.0 to 91.6)

68.3 (61.8 to 74.3)

Hemoglobin

0.87 (0.83 to 0.91)

≤10.1 g/dL

77.5 (66.8 to 86.1)

84.5 (79.3 to 88.9)

Base deficit

0.76 (0.76 to 0.86)

≤6.3

69.6 (57.3 to 80.1)

79.8 (73.3 to 85.3)

pH

0.76 (0.70 to 0.81)

≤7.276

62.3 (49.8 to 73.7)

80.0 (73.6 to 85.4)

Lactate

0.74 (0.69 to 0.79)

≤4.18 mmol/L

54.9 (42.7 to 66.8)

88.0 (82.9 to 92.0)

  1. A10, clot amplitude 10 minutes after CT; aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; CFT, clot formation time; CI, confidence interval; CT, clotting time; EXTEM, extrinsically activated thromboelastometric test; FIBTEM, extrinsically activated thromboelastometric test with cytochalasin D; INTEM, intrinsically activated thromboelastometric test; MCF, maximum clot firmness; ROC-AUC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.