Table 3.
Diagnostics used to rapidly assess, manage and monitor haemostatic disorders/coagulopathy after trauma
| No. of centres | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory tests | Haemoglobin | 6 | 100 |
| Base excess/deficit (BE/BD) | 6 | 100 | |
| Platelet count | 5 | 83.3 | |
| Fibrinogen (quantitative) | 5 | 83.3 | |
| PT/INR/Quick | 5 | 83.3 | |
| aPTT | 4 | 66.7 | |
| Haematocrit | 2 | 33.3 | |
| Fibrinogen (functional) | 2 | 33.3 | |
| Platelet function (e.g. Aggregometry) | 1 | 16.7 | |
| Imaging measure | FAST Ultrasound | 6 | 100 |
| Imaging (CT) | 6 | 100 | |
| Point-of-care diagnostic | Lactate | 5 | 83.3 |
| pH | 5 | 83.3 | |
| Ionised Calcium | 3 | 50 | |
| Viscoelastic tests (TEG/ROTEM) | 3 | 50 | |
| Scoring | Scoring systems (e.g. TASH) | 1 | 16.7 |