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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients. Data presented as value (%) or as median (inter quartile range)

From: Initial experiences of prehospital blood product transfusions between 2016 and 2020 in Päijät-Häme hospital district, Finland

 

Total

Trauma

Nontraumatic

Gender, male, n (%)

40 (62%)

28 (78%)

12 (41%)

Age, years (IQR)

54 (32)

47 (32)

66 (26)

Time, min (IQR)

From the emergency call to transfusion

54 (38)

51 (33)

54 (44)

From the start of first blood product arriving to the hospital

61 (42)

64.5 (64.25)

60 (38.5)

Haemodynamic parameters (IQR)

Lowest systolic blood pressure pretransfusion (mmHg)

76.5 (36.5)

80 (41)

70 (28)

Pretransfusion heart rate (bpm)

100 (35)

100 (30)

100 (37)

Prehospital systolic blood pressure after transfusion (mmHg)

111.5 (34.5)

117 (35.25)

105 (21.5)

Prehospital after transfusion heart rate (bpm)

95 (31)

95 (34)

94 (24.25)

Systolic blood pressure at arrival to the hospital (mmHg)

116.5 (26.5)

110 (40)

120 (19.5)

Heart rate at arrival to the hospital (bpm)

100 (22.5)

103 (11)

95.50 (27.25)

Laboratory results, hospital arrival (IQR)

Hb (g/l)

100 (36)

125 (35)

96 (37)

pH

7.381 (0.158)

7.365 (0.132)

7.382 (0.182)

Base excess mEq/l

 − 4.9 (8.8)

 − 3.7 (5)

 − 5.0 (9.85)

Lactate mmol/l

2.75 (4.75)

2.7 (3.9)

2.9 (7.42)

Ca-ion mmol/l

1.15 (0.0975)

1.15 (0.07)

1.14 (0.175)