Fig. 2

Relationship between traumatic burden and intensity of shock (i.e. Injury Severity Score (ISS) and base deficit (BD). A/ Multivariate plot of median platelet count against both ISS and BD. The worst platelet counts were seen in patients admitted with the combination of the most severe injuries and highest BD (median Platelet count = 146 G/L for patients having ISS > 35 and BD > 12; with p < 0.05 compared with all other groups). B/ Multivariate plot of 24-h all-cause survival rate against both ISS and BD. The worst survival rates were seen in patients admitted with the combination of the most severe injuries and highest BD (66% for patients having ISS > 35 and BD > 12; with p < 0.05 compared with all other groups)