TABLE 1.
Clinical characteristics of trauma patients (n = 46)
| Mechanism (% Blunt) | 44 (96%) |
| Injury Severity Score (ISS) | 12 [9, 17] |
| Traumatic Brain Injury (%) | 14 (30%) |
| Long bone fracture (%) | 13 (28%) |
| Spinal cord injury (%) | 2 (4%) |
| On Presentation | |
| Heart Rate (BPM) | 102 [90, 110] |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 111 [96, 120] |
| International Normalized Ratio (INR) | 1.0 [1.0, 1.1] |
| Platelet Count (x 10^9/L) | 251 [222, 279] |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.2 [13.3, 14.9] |
| GCS < 15 (%) | 12 (26%) |
| First 24 hours | |
| TXA (%) | 4 (9%) |
| Transfusion of any blood product (%) | 11 (24%) |
| Surgery (%) | 18 (39%) |
| VTE Chemoprophylaxis (%) | 19 (41%) |
| Intensive Care Unit (%) | 22 (48%) |
| Length of Stay (days) | 5 [3, 13] |
| Discharge Disposition | |
| Home (%) | 37 (80%) |
| Acute Rehab (%) | 4 (9%) |
| Nursing Home (%) | 4 (9%) |
| In-hospital mortality (%) | 1 (2%) |
| 90-day VTE (%) | 0 (0%) |
| 90-day Mortality (%) | 2 (4%) |
All values expressed as medians and quartiles [Q1, Q3] or counts and percentages.
BPM, beats per minute; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; TXA, tranexamic acid.