Table 3.
ROTEM Parameters at ICU Admission and Discharge.
| Normal range | ICU admission | ICU discharge | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBTEM | ||||||||
| MCF, median (IQR) | 6-21 | 31 (25-34) | 31 (27-32) | 0.589 | ||||
| EXTEM | ||||||||
| CT (s), median (IQR) | 50-80 | 74 (65-78) | 60 (58-65) | 0.012 | ||||
| CFT (s), median (IQR) | 46-149 | 51 (45-57) | 45 (37-53) | 0.319 | ||||
| MCF (mm), median (IQR) | 55-72 | 70 (68-77) | 72 (70-76) | 0.690 | ||||
| LI60 (%), median (IQR) | 94-100 | 97 (96-99) | 99 (98-100) | 0.011 | ||||
| ML60 (%), median (IQR) | - | 3 (2-4) | 1 (0-2) | 0.011 | ||||
| INTEM | ||||||||
| CT (s), median (IQR) | 161-204 | 205 (179-222) | 171 (155-205) | 0.105 | ||||
| CFT (s), median (IQR) | 62-130 | 59 (49-72) | 57 (45-64) | 0.378 | ||||
| MCF (mm), median (IQR) | 51-69 | 66 (65-74) | 70 (68-72) | 0.425 | ||||
| LI60 (%), median (IQR) | 87-100 | 97 (96-99) | 99 (98-100) | 0.008 | ||||
| ML60 (%), median (IQR) | - | 3 (1-6) | 1 (0-2) | 0.008 |
ICU: intensive care unit, FIBTEM: fibrinogen function, MCF: maximum clot firmness, IQR: interquartile range, CFT: clot formation time, CT: clotting time, LI60: lysis index at 60 minutes, ML60: maximum lysis at 60 minutes