Table 3.
Impact of introduction of early coagulation support protocol on consumption of blood components a
| 2011 | 2013 | Missing | P -value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with ISS >15 and ≥3 U of PRBC | 130 | 96 | ||||
| Blood components transfused within 24 hr | ||||||
| PRBC (U) | Mean (SD) | 8.09 (6.7) | 6.5 (4.8) | – | 0.149 | |
| Median (IQR) | 5 (6.0) | 4 (5.5) | ||||
| PTL (U) | Mean (SD) | 4.18 (5.9) | 2.68 (4.75) | – | 0.046 | |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (6) | 0 (6) | ||||
| Plasma (U) | Mean (SD) | 8.97 (9.47) | 4.21 (4.61) | – | <0.001 | |
| Median (IQR) | 6 (8) | 4 (6) | ||||
| Outcome | ||||||
| Dead within 24 hr | n (%) | 8 (6.15%) | 3 (3.12%) | – | 0.361 | |
| Hospital mortality | n (%) | 26 (20.0%) | 13 (13.5%) | – | 0.218 | |
aIQR, Interquartile range; ISS, Injury Severity Score; PRBC, Packed red blood cells; PTL, Platelets; SD, Standard deviation.