Table 2

Baseline characteristics of coagulopathic and non-coagulopathic patients


Coagulopathic patients (n = 136)
Non-coagulopathic patients (n = 104)
P value

RBCs prior to trial drug, units (n)
8.4 ± 1.6 (134)
8.4 ± 1.4 (98)
1.00
FFP prior to trial drug, ml (n)
922 ± 627 (102)
95 ± 178 (88)
<0.001
Platelets prior to trial drug, ml (n)
126 ± 181 (128)
0 ± 0 (100)
<0.001
Cryoprecipitate prior to trial drug, ml (n)
28 ± 78 (135)
0 ± 0 (104)
<0.001

FFP after trial drug to 48 hours, ml (n)
1,596 ± 1,777 (102)
1,499 ± 1,927 (88)
0.72
Platelets after trial drug to 48 hours, ml (n)
289 ± 341 (127)
319 ± 432 (100)
0.57
Cryoprecipitate after trial drug to 48 hours, ml (n)
56 ± 151 (135)
33 ± 121 (104)
0.19

Injury severity score (n)
30 ± 13 (131)
26 ± 13 (104)
0.02
Temperature, °C (n)
35.1 ± 1.4 (92)
35.2 ± 1.5 (62)
0.68
Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg (n)
76 ± 22 (132)
74 ± 18 (101)
0.45
pH (n)
7.28 ± 0.11 (130)
7.24 ± 0.12 (101)
0.01
Hematocrit, percentage (n)
25 ± 8 (104)
28 ± 9 (83)
0.02
aPTT, seconds (n)
50 ± 25 (79)
54 ± 30 (51)
0.43
PT, seconds (n)
19 ± 6 (90)
21 ± 6 (58)
0.05
Platelet count, × 109 (n)
78 ± 45 (122)
70 ± 47 (98)
0.20
Fibrinogen, g/l (n)
1.3 ± 0.7 (90)
1.2 ± 1.2 (58)
0.57
48-hour mortality, n (percentage)
21 (15)
20 (19)
0.44

30-day mortality, n (percentage)
32 (24)
29 (28)
0.44

Data are mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage). aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; PT, prothrombin time; RBC, red blood cell.

Rizoli et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R178   doi:10.1186/cc5133