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. 2017 Oct 5;2(1):e000107. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000107

Table 1.

Demographics baseline

TXA indicated (n=217) TXA not indicated (n=183) p Value
Age 45.5 42.1 0.57
Male (%) 73.3% 82.5% 0.27
Blunt mechanism (%) 70.0% 89.1% 0.0001
Penetrating mechanism (n) 30.0% 10.9% 0.0001
% Patients receiving blood product 65.9% 7.1% 0.0001
Mean PRBC units (if received blood product) 6.9 U 3.1 U 0.13
Mean ISS 21 14 >0.0001
ISS ≥15 (%) 65.90% 44.30% >0.0001
Mean arrival SBP (mm Hg) 109.8 140.6 >0.001
Arrival lactate* 3.2 2.4 >0.001

*Arrival lactate available for 337 patients.

ISS, injury severity score; PRBC, packed red blood cell; TXA, tranexamic acid.