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Table 5 Cause of death at different time points and relative distribution within non-survivors (48 cases without documented cause of death)

From: The impact of prehospital tranexamic acid on mortality and transfusion requirements: match-pair analysis from the nationwide German TraumaRegister DGU®

Time interval

0–6 h

7–24 h

Day 1–30

Total

Cause of death

TXA (%)

n = 143

Control (%)

n = 189

TXA (%)

n = 126

Control (%)

n = 102

TXA (%)

n = 205

Control (%)

n = 179

TXA (%)

n = 489

Control (%)

n = 493

Hemorrhage

31

39

11

17

3

2

14

20

Head injury

46

41

64

50

55

51

55

47

Organ failure

14

12

20

25

34

41

24

27

Others

10

8

6

9

8

6

8

7