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Table 3 Patients’ characteristics by Trauma Induced Coagulopathy Clinical Score groups a

From: Prehospital identification of trauma patients with early acute coagulopathy and massive bleeding: results of a prospective non-interventional clinical trial evaluating the Trauma Induced Coagulopathy Clinical Score (TICCS)

  

TICCS <10

TICCS ≥10

 

Variables

Category

N

Median (IQR) n (%)

N

Median (IQR) or n (%)

P -values

Sex

 

71

 

11

 

0.44

 

F

 

17 (23.9)

 

1 (9.1)

 
 

M

 

54 (76.1)

 

10 (90.9)

 

Age (yr)

 

71

34.0 (23.0 to 45.0)

11

35.0 (18.0 to 43.0)

0.94

EXTEM

 

43

 

7

 

<0.0001

 

Hypocoagulability

 

1 (2.3)

 

7 (100.0)

 
 

Normal

 

42 (97.7)

 

0 (0.0)

 

FIBTEM

 

43

 

7

 

<0.0001

 

Hypocoagulability

 

6 (14.0)

 

7 (100.0)

 
 

Normal

 

37 (86.0)

 

0 (0.0)

 

INR at admission

 

71

1.0 (1.0 to 1.1)

10

1.3 (1.1 to 1.4)

0.0048

INR after 3 hr

 

60

1.1 (1.1 to 1.2)

9

1.4 (1.3 to 1.5)

0.0002

Fibrinogen at admission (g/L)

 

71

2.8 (2.2 to 3.3)

10

1.7 (1.3 to 2.0)

0.0041

Fibrinogen after 3 hr (g/L)

 

59

3.2 (2.3 to 3.8)

9

1.5 (1.3 to 1.5)

<0.0001

Hb at admission (g/L)

 

71

13.9 (13.1 to 15.1)

10

12.4 (9.4 to 14.0)

0.026

Haemorrhagic shock

 

71

 

11

 

<0.0001

 

No

 

70 (98.6)

 

1 (9.1)

 
 

Yes

 

1 (1.4)

 

10 (90.9)

 

Emergent surgical haemostasis

 

71

 

11

 

<0.0001

 

No

 

67 (94.4)

 

4 (36.4)

 
 

Yes

 

4 (5.6)

 

7 (63.6)

 

RBCs transfused day 1 (U)

 

71

0.0 (0.0 to 1.0)

11

6.0 (3.0 to 12.0)

<0.0001

FFP transfused day 1 (U)

 

71

0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)

11

4.0 (2.0 to 8.0)

<0.0001

Platelets transfused

 

71

 

11

 

0.0002

day 1

No

 

71 (100.0)

 

7 (63.6)

 
 

Yes

 

0 (0.0)

 

4 (36.4)

 

24-hr survival

 

71

 

11

 

<0.0001

 

No

 

1 (1.4)

 

6 (54.6)

 
 

Yes

 

70 (98.6)

 

5 (45.4)

 

30-day survival

 

71

 

11

 

0.0002

 

No

 

4 (5.6)

 

6 (54.6)

 
 

Yes

 

67 (94.4)

 

5 (45.4)

 
  1. aEXTEM, Extrinsic thromboelastometry; FFP, Fresh frozen plasma; FIBTEM, Fibrinogen thromboelastometry; Hb, Haemoglobin; INR, International normalized ratio; RBCs, Red blood cells; TICCS, Trauma Induced Coagulopathy Clinical Score.