Table 2.

Changes in Thrombelastography over Time in Rats Receiving Normal Saline or Hypertonic Saline

Variable	Normal saline, median (IQR)	Hypertonic saline, median (IQR)	p value
Reaction time, min
Baseline	5.9 (3.6-9.1)	4.1 (3.5-8.6)	0.68
5 minutes	3.4 (2.1-11.8)	2.5 (1.6-3.0)	0.39
20 minutes	2.8 (1.4-5.8)	2.8 (1.8-3.9)	0.90
40 minutes	3.4 (1.2-5.2)	2.2 (1.6-2.9)	0.41
Angle, degrees
Baseline	56.4 (50.6-73.5)	69.8 (53.6-71.3)	0.86
5 minutes	75.7 (40.0-79.2)	76.5 (75.1-80.7)	0.79
20 minutes	76.6 (61.4-80.2)	70.9 (67.6-76.2)	0.79
40 minutes	68.7 (65.3-71.4)	66.6 (65.5-74.0)	0.98
Maximum amplitude, mm
Baseline	61.8 (51.0-68.0)	61.5 (60.1-65.0)	0.94
5 minutes	67.0 (47.3-71.6)	68.0 (66.5-73.0)	0.62
20 minutes	66.5 (57.0-68.8)	60.5 (55.5-69.5)	0.79
40 minutes	64.5 (61.5-70.1)	66.6 (65.5-74.0)	0.29
LY30, %
Baseline	1.0 (0.7-1.5)	0.3 (0.1-1.5)	0.29
5 minutes	0.7 (0.4-1.3)	0.4 (0.1-1.4)	0.56
20 minutes	1.2 (0.8-2.5)	0.4 (0.2-2.2)	0.39
40 minutes	0.8 (0.2-1.4)	1.2 (0.7-2.4)	0.39

p value reflects Friedman test

NS, normal saline; HTS, hypertonic saline