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Table 5 Patients classified by SI and the presence of TBI: blood products and fluid resuscitation. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± 95% confidence interval; categorical variables are presented as absolute number and percentage

From: Is the shock index based classification of hypovolemic shock applicable in multiple injured patients with severe traumatic brain injury?—an analysis of the TraumaRegister DGU®

  Class I Class II Class III Class IV
  SI <0.6 SI ≥0.6 to <1 SI ≥1 to <1.4 SI ≥ 1.4
  Non-TBI TBI Non-TBI TBI Non-TBI TBI Non-TBI TBI
Transfusion requirements         
All blood products/units (n; mean ± CI) 0.6 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.2 1.8 ± 0.2 2.4 ± 0.2 8.1 ± 0.9 8.3 ± 0.9 17.6 ± 2.0 17.3 ± 1.9
pRBC transfusions/units (n; mean ± CI) 0.5 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.1 4.5 ± 0.4 4.6 ± 0.4 9.1 ± 0.9 8.7 ± 0.8
FFP transfusions/units (n; mean ± CI) 0.3 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.2 3.5 ± 0.4 3.7 ± 0.4 6.9 ± 0.8 6.8 ± 0.8
TC transfusion/units (n; mean ± CI) 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 ± 0.0 0.5 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.2
TASH Score (points; mean ± CI) 3.1 ± 0.1 2.9 ± 0.1 4.6 ± 0.1 4.8 ± 0.1 10.1 ± 0.2 10.0 ± 0.2 15.3 ± 0.4 14.6 ± 0.3
IV fliuds at scene (ml; mean ± CI) 814 ± 16 811 ± 18 960 ± 13 1027 ± 18 1237 ± 46 1319 ± 46 1487 ± 81 1522 ± 71
IV fliuds at ED (ml; mean ± CI) 1190 ± 34 1258 ± 40 1582 ± 40 1663 ± 40 2578 ± 119 2479 ± 142 3475 ± 221 3279 ± 213
Vasopressors at scene (n; %) 143 (2) 322 (7) 454 (4) 866 (12) 217 (12) 451 (27) 190 (26) 305 (39)
Vasopressors at ED (n; %) 557 (9) 955 (20) 1746 (14) 2225 (30) 781 (41) 954 (57) 543 (71) 629 (79)
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