Table 2.

Evidence of clinically significant bleeding by group. Abbreviations: Hg = serum Hemoglobin. Continuous values expressed as median (Interquartile Range); Categorical values expressed as n (%).(%).P values are for Mann-Whitney, chi square, or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate.

	Initial Lactate Level
	Normal n=43	Elevated n=89	p
Need for Intervention or Evidence of bleeding	16 (37%)	35 (39%)	0.82
Need for Intervention Operation	14 (32%)	23 (26%)	0.42
	10 (23%)	15 (17%)
Angioembolization	7 (16%)	16 (18%)
Transfusion	4 (9%)	10 (11%)
Evidence of Bleeding	11 (26%)	26 (29%)	0.66
Initial Hg<7g/dL	3 (7%)	1 (1%)
Hg drop>2g/dL/24 hours	8 (19%)	23 (26%)