Table 1 Characteristics of patients with hyper-, hypo- and normocoagulable ROTEM profiles at admission
From: Thromboelastometry and organ failure in trauma patients: a prospective cohort study
| Â | All patients | Hypercoagulable 1 | Normocoagulable 2 | Hypocoagulable 3 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 886 | N = 63 | N = 752 | N = 71 | ||
Age (years) | 38 [26–53] | 44 [33–62] | 38 [25–53] | 38 [25–54] | <0.05 |
Sex, male % (n) | 78 (688) | 60 (38) | 80 (599) | 72 (51) | <0.001 |
Time to ED (minutes) | 71 [53–90] | 71 [46–86] | 70 [53–88] | 80 [60–100] | 0.05 |
Trauma mechanism, blunt % (n) | 81 (722) | 81 (51) | 82 (619) | 86 (61) | 0.69 |
Brain injury, % (n) | 26 (233) | 23 (14) | 27 (193) | 38 (26) | 0.09 |
ISS | 13 [6–25] | 9 [5–17] | 13 [5–25] | 20 [10–39] | <0.001 |
Systolic BP, (mmHg)* | 131 (30) | 136 (28) | 131 (29) | 122 (34) | 0.06 |
Base excess (mEq/L) | −1.4 [−4.0–0.6] | −1.3 [−3.2–0.2] | −1.2 [−3.7–0.8] | −4.3 [−9.5—0.5] | <0.001 |
RBC (units) | 5 [3–8] | 4 [3–5] | 4 [3–8] | 6 [4–11] | <0.05 |
FFP (units) | 4 [4–8] | 3 [2–4] | 4 [4–8] | 6 [4–13] | 0.001 |
PLT (units) | 1 [1–2] | 1 [1–1] | 1 [1–2] | 2 [1–5] | <0.01 |
Cryoprecipitate | 2 [2–2] | NA | 2 [2–2] | 2.5 [2–5] | 0.06 |