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Table 4 Optimum thresholds and respective test accuracy parameters for predicting (a) acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) defined as INR >1.2 and (b) massive transfusion (MT) (defined as ≥10 units of PRBC)

From: Detection of acute traumatic coagulopathy and massive transfusion requirements by means of rotational thromboelastometry: an international prospective validation study

Test parameter

Optimum threshold

Detection rate

False positive rate

PPV

NPV

(a)

 

EXTEM CA5

≤37

(34-39)

66.3

(55.1-76.3)

18.8

(15.9-21.9)

29.9

(23.4-37.1)

95.2

(93.2-96.8)

FIBTEM CA5

≤8

(5-8)

67.5

(55.9-77.8)

20.7

(17.7-23.9)

26.9

(20.8-33.8)

95.6

(93.5-97.1)

Fibrinogen

≤1.61

(1.36-1.9)

73.6

(63.0-82.4)

11.5

(9.2-14.1)

45.1

(36.7-53.6)

96.3

(94.5-97.7)

Platelet count

≤199

(128-199)

61.7

(46.4-75.5)

29.9

(26.6-33.4)

11.9

(8.1-16.7)

96.5

(94.6-97.9)

(b)

EXTEM CA5

≤40

(32-40)

72.7

(57.2-85.0)

31.3

(28.0-34.8)

12.2

(8.5-16.8)

97.7

(96.0-98.8)

FIBTEM CA5

≤9

(6-9)

77.5

(61.5-89.2)

32.8

(29.4-36.4)

11.4

(7.9-15.8)

98.2

(96.6-99.2)

Fibrinogen

≤1.90

(1.39-2.18)

77.8

(62.9-88.8)

29.7

(26.4-30.1)

14.0

(9.9-18.9)

98.1

(96.5-99.1)

INR

≥1.13

(1.0-1.16)

70.2

(55.1-82.7)

19.0

(16.2-22.1)

19.2

(13.6-25.9)

97.7

(96.2-98.7)

Platelet count

≤174

(159-182)

52.8

(41.9-63.5)

14.8

(12.2-17.7)

32.2

(24.7-40.4)

93.1

(90.8-95.0)

  1. INR, international normalized ratio; PRBC, packed red blood cells; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; CA5, clot amplitude after 5 minutes.