Table 3 Full cohort vital signs, conventional laboratory and TEG values on admission
From: Blood transfusion and coagulopathy in geriatric trauma patients
Variable | Control (n = 486) | Elderly (n = 142) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Heart Rate >100 bpm | 192 (40%) | 38 (27%) | 0.01 |
Systolic BP <100 mmHg | 18 (4%) | 9 (6%) | 0.18 |
Temperature <35C | 28 (6%) | 7 (5%) | 0.81 |
Hemoglobin <100g/L | 24 (5%) | 19 (13%) | 0.0009 |
Platelet count <100x109/L | 12 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 0.80 |
Fibrinogen <2.0 g/L | 81 (17%) | 26 (18%) | 0.69 |
INR > 1.5 | 15 (3%) | 15 (11%) | 0.0008 |
pH <7.2 | 27 (6%) | 9 (6%) | 0.97 |
Base Deficit >6 | 98 (20%) | 28 (20%) | 0.24 |
2+ Abnormal TEG values | 60 (12%) | 23 (16%) | 0.23 |
Any Abnormal TEG value | 133 (27%) | 47 (33%) | 0.18 |
Abnormal R | 57 (12%) | 11 (8%) | 0.16 |
Abnormal K | 51 (10%) | 21 (15%) | 0.18 |
Abnormal alpha | 74 (15%) | 18 (13%) | 0.39 |
Abnormal MA | 55 (11%) | 27 (19%) | 0.02 |
Abnormal LY30 | 10 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 0.98 |