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Table 1 Characteristics of the global population (n = 120 patients)

From: Capillary lactate concentration on admission of normotensive trauma patients: a prospective study

Variable

Value

Age, years

37 [27–56]

Male, n (%)

102 (85 %)

Blunt, n (%)

113 (94 %)

Prehospital SBP, mmHg

116 [100–131]

Prehospital HR, beats/min

80 [71–94]

Prehospital Shock index, n (%):

 

   < 0.9

81 (76 %)

   > 0.9

26 (24 %)

Prehospital Crystalloids, ml

250 [0–500]

Prehospital Colloids, ml

0 [0–0]

Capillary lactate

3.7 [2.3–5.6]

Blood lactate*

1.6 [1.1–2.7]

Capillary hemoglobin, g/dl

13.6 [12.5–14.9]

Emergency surgery, n (%)

28 (23 %)

Embolization, n (%)

4 (3 %)

ISS

19 [10–26]

Length of stay in ICU, n (%)

7 [3–14]

Intra-hospital mortality, n (%)

2 (2 %)

Transfusion ≥ 4 RBC within 48 h, n (%)

12 (10 %)

  1. Values are median [25th–75th percentiles]
  2. RBC packed red Blood Cell; SBP systolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, ICU intensive care unit, ISS injury severity score
  3. *n = 60 patients