Table 5

Baseline clinical and biological characteristics of coagulopathic patients who died early (within 48 hours)


Placebo group
rFVIIa group


(n = 10)
(n = 11)
Age (years)
39 ± 12
30 ± 9
Gender


     Men
7 (70%)
11 (100%)
     Women
3 (30%)
0 (0%)
Type of trauma


     Penetrating
4 (40%)
8 (73%)
     Blunt
6 (60%)
3 (27%)
Injury severity score
34 ± 13
37 ± 8
Number of body regions injured


     1
1 (10%)
2 (18%)
     2–3
6 (60%)
7 (64%)
     >3
3 (30%)
2 (18%)
     Unknown
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
87 ± 22
103 ± 34
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)
63 ± 17
68 ± 32
Body temperature (°C)
34.1 ± 2.5
35.2 ± 1.2
pH
7.28 ± 0.10
7.23 ± 0.09
Hematocrit (percentage)
26 ± 14
19 ± 4
aPTT (seconds)
93 ± 44
78 ± 32
PT (seconds)
25 ± 6
25 ± 7
Fibrinogen (g/l)
0.8 ± 0.3
0.7 ± 0.3
Platelets (× 109)
42 ± 51
61 ± 35
Causes of death


     Exsanguination
7 (70%)
9 (82%)
     Organ failure
3 (30%)
1(9%)
     Cardiac injury
0 (0%)
1 (9%)

aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; PT, prothrombin time; rFVIIa, recombinant activated factor VII.

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