Table 4.

Physiological and laboratory parameters that were statistically significantly different on admission between survivors and non-survivors, except for five patients who died of head injuries (n = 44)

	Survivors	Nonsurvivors	p value
	n = 35	n = 9
ER BE 1, mmol/l	−6.9 ± 4.5	−13.7 ± 7.9	0.024
ER platelets 1	188 ± 71	127 ± 64	0.042
ER TT % 1	62 ± 23	44 ± 18	0.038

Results are the mean ± SD for continuous, unskewed parameters

ER emergency room, BE base excess, 1 the first measured value, TT % thrombin time