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Table 2 Patient characteristicsa

From: Trauma-induced coagulopathy: impact of the early coagulation support protocol on blood product consumption, mortality and costs

  

2011

2013

Missing

P -value

Patients with ISS >15 and ≥3 U of PRBC

 

130

96

  
 

Age, yr

Mean (SD)

48.8 (±19.6)

51.1 (±21.6)

–

0.436

 

Sex

n (%)

M

95 (73.1%)

65 (67.7%)

–

0.459

  

F

35 (26.9%)

31 (32.3%)

 

Direct admission/referral

n (%)

Direct admission

89 (68.5%)

68 (70.8%)

–

0.770

  

Referral

41 (31.5%)

28 (29.2%)

Clinical data

     
 

GCS score

Median (IQR)

14 (9)

13 (8.5)

1

0.608

 

SBP, mmHg

Mean (SD)

108.5 (±32.0)

104.9 (±29.9)

1

0.482

Anatomical injury score

     
 

ISS

Median (IQR)

32.5 (16)

33 (18)

–

0.702

  

Mean (SD)

32.9 (±11.4)

33.6 (±12.1)

 

AIS head

Median (IQR)

2 (4)

3 (4.5)

–

0.343

  

Mean (SD)

2.2 (±2.1)

2.4 (±2.0)

 

AIS face

Median (IQR)

0 (0)

0 (0)

–

0.839

  

Mean (SD)

0.51 (±1.0)

0.44 (±0.9)

 

AIS chest

Median (IQR)

3 (4)

3 (3.5)

–

0.777

  

Mean (SD)

2.6 (±1.8)

2.5 (±1.8)

 

AIS abdomen

Median (IQR)

2 (3)

0 (3)

–

0.036

  

Mean (SD)

1.83 (±1.7)

1.36 (±1.7)

 

AIS pelvis and limbs

Median (IQR)

3 (3)

3 (1)

–

0.138

  

Mean (SD)

2.1 (±1.6)

2.5 (±1.6)

 

AIS extremities

Median (IQR)

0 (1)

0 (0)

–

0.05

  

Mean (SD)

0.36 (±0.6)

0.19 (±0.6)

Laboratory data

     
 

pH

Mean (SD)

7.32 (±0.1)

7.29 (±0.1)

56

0.398

 

Lactate mmol/L

Mean (SD)

3.15 (±1.7)

3.18 (±2.7)

52

0.094

 

BE

Mean (SD)

−4.47 (±3.5)

−4.96 (±5.0)

63

0.997

 

Hb, g/dl

Mean (SD)

10.8 (±2.4)

11.2 (±2.1)

13

0.240

 

PTL, μl

Mean (SD)

196.6 (±70.9)

205.3 (±77.4)

53

0.439

 

INR

Mean (SD)

1.40 (±0.5)

1.38 (±0.6)

24

0.408

 

FIB (von Clauss method), mg/100 ml

Mean (SD)

184 (±92.8)

196.0 (±85.4)

69

0.276

  1. aAIS, Anatomical injury score; BE, Base excess; FIB EXTREMITIES, Fibrinogen; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; Hb, Hemoglobin; INR, International normalized ratio; IQR, Interquartile range; ISS, Injury Severity Score; PRBC, Packed red blood cells; PTL, Platelets; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; SD, Standard deviation.