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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of coagulopathic and non-coagulopathic patients

From: Recombinant activated factor VII as an adjunctive therapy for bleeding control in severe trauma patients with coagulopathy: subgroup analysis from two randomized trials

 

Coagulopathic patients (n = 136)

Non-coagulopathic patients (n = 104)

P value

RBCs prior to trial drug, units (n)

8.4 ± 1.6 (134)

8.4 ± 1.4 (98)

1.00

FFP prior to trial drug, ml (n)

922 ± 627 (102)

95 ± 178 (88)

<0.001

Platelets prior to trial drug, ml (n)

126 ± 181 (128)

0 ± 0 (100)

<0.001

Cryoprecipitate prior to trial drug, ml (n)

28 ± 78 (135)

0 ± 0 (104)

<0.001

FFP after trial drug to 48 hours, ml (n)

1,596 ± 1,777 (102)

1,499 ± 1,927 (88)

0.72

Platelets after trial drug to 48 hours, ml (n)

289 ± 341 (127)

319 ± 432 (100)

0.57

Cryoprecipitate after trial drug to 48 hours, ml (n)

56 ± 151 (135)

33 ± 121 (104)

0.19

Injury severity score (n)

30 ± 13 (131)

26 ± 13 (104)

0.02

Temperature, °C (n)

35.1 ± 1.4 (92)

35.2 ± 1.5 (62)

0.68

Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg (n)

76 ± 22 (132)

74 ± 18 (101)

0.45

pH (n)

7.28 ± 0.11 (130)

7.24 ± 0.12 (101)

0.01

Hematocrit, percentage (n)

25 ± 8 (104)

28 ± 9 (83)

0.02

aPTT, seconds (n)

50 ± 25 (79)

54 ± 30 (51)

0.43

PT, seconds (n)

19 ± 6 (90)

21 ± 6 (58)

0.05

Platelet count, × 109 (n)

78 ± 45 (122)

70 ± 47 (98)

0.20

Fibrinogen, g/l (n)

1.3 ± 0.7 (90)

1.2 ± 1.2 (58)

0.57

48-hour mortality, n (percentage)

21 (15)

20 (19)

0.44

30-day mortality, n (percentage)

32 (24)

29 (28)

0.44

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage). aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; PT, prothrombin time; RBC, red blood cell.