Table 3.
Lab resultsa
| PreBlood (n = 38) | PreCrystalloid (n = 38) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PrePTC lactate | 0.011 | ||
| N-missing | 27 | 29 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 7.00 (6.00, 9.95) | 3.50 (3.30, 4.74) | |
| ED lactate | 0.738 | ||
| N-missing | 20 | 19 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 2.91 (1.83, 4.32) | 3.00 (1.99, 4.87) | |
| PrePTC base deficit | 0.360 | ||
| N-missing | 31 | 27 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | − 8.00 (− 17.20, − 7.00) | − 7.00 (− 8.70, − 6.50) | |
| ED base deficit | 0.004 | ||
| N-missing | 0 | 1 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | − 9.50 (− 14.00, − 6.85) | − 6.00 (− 10.20, − 4.70) | |
| PrePTC INR | 0.020 | ||
| N-missing | 25 | 33 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 1.50 (1.47, 1.79) | 1.34 (1.23, 1.40) | |
| ED INR | 0.280 | ||
| N-missing | 7 | 3 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 1.57 (1.36, 1.83) | 1.49 (1.34, 1.69) | |
| PrePTC platelet count | 0.263 | ||
| N-missing | 14 | 22 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 299.50 (235.50, 325.00) | 307.00 (268.00, 418.25) | |
| ED platelet count | < 0.001 | ||
| N-missing | 4 | 2 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 163.00 (114.25, 200.75) | 269.00 (169.00, 342.00) | |
| PrePTC hemoglobin | 0.472 | ||
| N-missing | 11 | 20 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 11.10 (8.55, 12.90) | 11.55 (10.20, 13.00) | |
| ED hemoglobin | 0.147 | ||
| N-missing | 1 | 1 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 11.20 (8.80, 14.00) | 9.60 (8.20, 11.60) | |
| PrePTC PTT | 0.103 | ||
| N-missing | 28 | 34 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 45.80 (33.38, 56.73) | 29.00 (28.18, 30.58) | |
| ED PTT | 0.088 | ||
| N-missing | 5 | 3 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 40.00 (31.00, 60.50) | 34.00 (29.00, 41.75) | |
| ED fibrinogen | 0.259 | ||
| N-missing | 21 | 27 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 125.00 (80.00, 196.00) | 166.00 (120.00, 231.00) | |
| ED D-DIMER | 0.970 | ||
| N-missing | 23 | 31 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 20.00 (11.83, 20.00) | 20.00 (9.70, 20.00) | |
| ED white blood cell count | 0.058 | ||
| N-missing | 4 | 2 | |
| Median(Q1,Q3) | 13.00 (9.60, 20.14) | 17.83 (11.92, 23.72) | |
PrePTC Prior to arrival to the pediatric trauma center; ED emergency department; INR international normalized ratio; PTT partial thromboplastin time
aData are presented as medians with interquartile ranges Q1 & Q3 for continuous variables. Categorical variables were described as frequencies and proportions. Kruskal–Wallis or Chi-Square testing was done depending on the variable type to determine p values