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. 2011 Jan-Mar;4(1):64–69. doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.76841

Table 3.

Multivariate analyses of factors associated with early (<24 h) packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions, late (>24 h) PRBC transfusions, open pelvic surgery, and mortality

Parameter Predictors of early (<24 h) PRBC transfusion Predictors of late (beyond 24 h) PRBC transfusion Factors associated with open pelvic surgery Predictors of mortality
Class: Sub-grouping Univariate, P-value Multivariate, P-value (Wald statistic) Univariate, P-value Multivariate, P-value, (Wald statistic) Univariate, P-value Multivariate, P-value (Wald statistic) Univariate, P-value Multivariate, P-value (Wald statistic)
Demographic: Age 0.204 0.011 <0.001 0.004 (8.12) 0.062
Demographic: Gender 0.064 0.017 0.015 (5.95) 0.005
Coagulation: INR 0.014 0.001
Coagulation: PT
Coagulation: PTT 0.022 0.003
Hematologic: Any blood products given–Initial 24 h <0.001 0.484 0.008
Hematologic: Corrected hemoglobin drop–Initial 24 h <0.001 0.106 0.109
Hematologic: Initial hemoglobin <0.001 0.024 (5.12) 0.164 0.008
Hematologic: Fresh frozen plasma transfusion >24 h 0.010 0.003
Hematologic: PRBC transfusion–Initial 24 h <0.001 <0.001
Hematologic: PRBC transfusion >24 h <0.001 <0.001 (12.8)
Pharmacologic: Any antiplatelet agent use 0.307 0.060 0.008 (7.096) 0.085 0.656
Pharmacologic: Acetylsalicylic acid use 0.049 0.020 (5.42) 0.915
Pharmacologic: Clopidogrel use 0.610 0.091
Pharmacologic: High-dose/scheduled NSAID 0.238
Metric: Injury severity score <0.001 0.025 (5.03) 0.027 0.536 <0.001 0.014 (4.28)
Metric: Number of associated non-PFx injuries <0.001 <0.001 0.154 0.005
Metric: Number of complications <0.001 0.003 (10.5) 0.133 <0.001 0.015 (6.68)
Metric: Pelvic fracture severity score 0.001 0.008 (7.003) <0.001 0.047 (3.94) 0.051 0.010 (6.70) 0.035 0.034 (4.51)
Procedural: Need for IR intervention 0.095 0.238 0.467 0.367
Procedural: Need for open pelvic surgery <0.001 0.002 (9.40) 0.029 0.011 (6.82)
Radiographic: Hematoma/contrast extravasation on CT 0.029 0.002 0.156 0.009 (6.89) 0.010 0.027 (4.92)