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Table 2 Basic demographic and clinical characteristics.

From: Predicting on-going hemorrhage and transfusion requirement after severe trauma: a validation of six scoring systems and algorithms on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Clinical Characteristics

Mean ± SD

Median (IQR)

Number (%)

Valid n

Age

45.7 ± 19.3

44.0 (29.0, 60.0)

 

5147

Sex, male

  

3780 (73.4%)

5147

ISS

24.3 ± 13.2

22.0 (14.0, 32.0)

 

5147

NISS

30.4 ± 16.0

27.0 (17.0, 41.0)

 

5147

Blunt trauma

  

4889 (95%)

5147

Heart rate in ER, bpm

89.7 ± 20

90.0 (78.0, 100.0)

 

5147

Blood pressure in ER, mmHg

125.3 ± 28.6

125.0 (110.0, 140.0)

 

5147

Platelet count, *1000/μl

206.6 ± 76.2

203.0 (161.0, 248.0)

 

5127

Body temperature in ER,°C

36 ± 1.2

36.2 (35.4, 36.9)

 

3134

Hemoglobin in ER, g/dl

11.8 ± 2.6

12.1 (10.1, 13.7)

 

5147

Base excess in ER, mmol/l

-2.6 ± 4.3

-2.2 (-4.6, 0.0)

 

5147

Lactate in ER, mmol/l

3.1 ± 5.2

1.9 (1.2, 3.0)

 

5147

pH in ER

7.3 ± 0.1

7.3 (7.3, 7.4)

 

2097

aPTT in ER, sec

31.6 ± 12.9

29.0 (25.9, 33.4)

 

4433

Quick in ER

81.2 ± 21.1

84.0 (69.0, 97.0)

 

5147

pRBC

2.1 ± 5.5

0.0 (0.0, 2.0)

 

5147

Platelet concentrate

0.1 ± 0.7

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

 

4520

Fresh frozen plasma

1.5 ± 4.5

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

 

4866

Massive transfusion

  

289 (5.6%)

5147

  1. IQR represents the 25th to 75th interquartile range. ISS: injury severity score; NISS: new injury severity score; ER: emergency room; aPPT: activated partial thromboplastin time; pRBC: packed red blood cells; ICU: intensive care unit.