Table 2

Arrival vitals, injury pattern, and key early (<24 hours) laboratory values

PrematchingPostmatching, all comersPostmatching, primary TBI
−FVII
(n=3366)
+FVII
(n=95)
P value−FVII
(n=96)
+FVII
(n=49)
P value−FVII
(n=37)
+FVII
(n=20)
P value
Penetrating5.2%10.6%0.0200%0%1.0000%0%1.000
Arrival temperature36 (1.2)36 (1.4)<0.00136 (1.1)36 (1.2)0.87836 (1.2)36 (0.6)0.910
Arrival HR97 (26)96 (27)0.74798 (25)97 (28)0.82188 (23)88 (27)0.968
Arrival SBP136 (34)130 (38)0.099138 (36)138 (35)0.985141 (31)149 (30)0.344
GCS
On arrival6.5 (3.8)6.6 (3.7)0.8325.7 (3.1)7.1 (3.8)0.0207.8 (4.0)7.9 (3.6)0.991
 At 24 hours8.8 (4.0)7.5 (3.6)0.0037.8 (3.5)7.8 (3.6)0.94210.3 (3.8)9.3 (7.3)0.375
Time to arrival0.0580.9140.021
 <15 minutes3.41.22.32.40.00.0
 15 minutes to 1 hour44.439.531.040.551.917.6
 >1 hour to 3 hours29.122.237.916.718.523.5
 >3 hours to 6 hours10.614.812.616.714.823.5
>6 hours12.622.216.123.814.835.3
ISS27 (13)32 (13)<0.00131 (14)31 (12)0.92120 (9)23 (6)0.222
 Head AIS4.1 (0.9)4.5 (0.6)<0.0014.4 (0.7)4.5 (0.6)0.2904.2 (0.8)4.6 (0.6)0.152
 Chest AIS1.3 (1.6)1.8 (1.8)0.0171.5 (1.8)1.7 (1.8)0.4830.2 (0.5)0.1 (0.4)0.645
 Abdomen AIS0.6 (1.2)1.1 (1.5)<0.0010.9 (1.3)0.8 (1.3)0.8560.2 (0.5)0.1 (0.3)0.616
 Spine AIS0.4 (1.0)0.7 (1.3)0.0420.8 (1.3)0.9 (1.4)0.7550.2 (0.6)0 (0)0.197
 Lower extremity AIS0.8 (1.2)1.2 (1.5)0.0121.2 (1.5)0.8 (1.2)0.1030.2 (0.5)0.1 (0.2)0.138
 Upper extremity AIS0.6 (1.0)0.8 (1.1)0.0560.7 (1.0)0.9 (1.1)0.3030.4 (0.6)0.2 (0.6)0.388
INR within 24 hours1.3 (3.3)1.7 (0.9)0.2291.3 (0.5)1.5 (0.8)0.0301.4 (1.0)1.7 (1.2)0.298
Hct within 24 hours38 (6.7)33 (8.6)<0.00133 (8)34 (8)0.57934 (5)34 (5)0.722
Decompressive craniectomy22.8%44.2%<0.00136.5%44.9%0.32524.3%60.0%0.008
ICP monitor39.5%56.8%0.00153.1%63.3%0.24446.0%70.0%0.082
Initial ICP (mm Hg)6 (11)11 (17)<0.00116 (11)13 (9)0.20315 (9)12 (9)0.379
Attending inhouse80.4%71.6%0.03477.1%80.0%0.730100%95.0%0.661
  • AIS, Abbreviated Injury Score; FVII, recombinant factor VIIa; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; Hct, hematocrit; HR, heart rate; ICP, intracranial pressure; INR, international normalized ratio; ISS, Injury Severity Score; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TBI, traumatic brain injury.