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Table 3 Impact of introduction of early coagulation support protocol on consumption of blood componentsa

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

  

Blood components transfused within 24 hr

     
 

PRBC (U)

Mean (SD)

8.09 (6.7)

6.5 (4.8)

–

0.149

Median (IQR)

5 (6.0)

4 (5.5)

 

PTL (U)

Mean (SD)

4.18 (5.9)

2.68 (4.75)

–

0.046

Median (IQR)

0 (6)

0 (6)

 

Plasma (U)

Mean (SD)

8.97 (9.47)

4.21 (4.61)

–

<0.001

Median (IQR)

6 (8)

4 (6)

Outcome

     
 

Dead within 24 hr

n (%)

8 (6.15%)

3 (3.12%)

–

0.361

 

Hospital mortality

n (%)

26 (20.0%)

13 (13.5%)

–

0.218

  1. aIQR, Interquartile range; ISS, Injury Severity Score; PRBC, Packed red blood cells; PTL, Platelets; SD, Standard deviation.