Table 4 Patients with abnormal TEG or fibrinogen values on admission
From: Blood transfusion and coagulopathy in geriatric trauma patients
Variable | Control (n = 486) | Elderly (n = 142) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Any Abnormal TEG value | 60 (12%) | 23 (16%) | 0.26 |
 Any transfusion | 24 (40%) | 11 (48%) | 0.52 |
 Transfused pRBC | 24 (40%) | 11 (48%) | 0.52 |
 Transfused FFP | 13 (22%) | 4 (17%) | 0.67 |
 Transfused Platelets | 13 (22%) | 4 (17%) | 0.67 |
 Transfused Cryoprecipitate | 7 (12%) | 1 (4%) | 0.33 |
Abnormal LY30 | 10 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 0.98 |
 Any transfusion | 8 (80%) | 2 (67%) | 0.63 |
 Transfused Cryoprecipitate | 6 (60%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Mortality | 6 (60%) | 3 (100%) |  |
Abnormal Fibrinogen | 81 (17%) | 26 (18%) | 0.69 |
 Any transfusion | 53 (65%) | 20 (77%) | 0.28 |
 Transfused Cryoprecipitate | 13 (16%) | 4 (15%) | 0.94 |