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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2012 Feb;255(2):379–385. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318235d9e6

Table 2.

Linear regression testing the effect of activation of protein C on transfusion and resuscitation requirements.

Predictor Dependent B OR p value
aPC/PC ratio 6h PRBC
(Units)
6.7 2.5 - 20.9 .003
aPC/PC ratio 6h FFP (Units) 5.3 2.4 - 8.1 <.0001
aPC/PC ratio 6h Platelets
(Units)
.57 .15 - .99 .009
aPC/PC ratio 6h Crystalloid
(Liters)
2.2 .155 - 4.2 .035

aPC/PC ratio: Ratio between plasma levels of activated protein C and protein C zymogen at the admission to the hospital.