Clinical parameters of UTHSCSA trauma patients
| Total (n=100) | ISS<10 (n=63) | ISS=10–20 (n=19) | ISS>20 (n=18) | |
| WBC (109 /L) | 12.35±0.56 | 10.71±0.6 | 14.38±1.41* | 15.87±1.33** |
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.79±0.21 | 14.13±0.25 | 13.52±0.5 | 12.89±0.56 |
| HCt (%) | 39.97±0.54 | 40.87±0.61 | 39.5±1.23 | 37.46±1.54 |
| Platelets (×103 /µL) | 230±5.95 | 230±8.1 | 222±9.6 | 239±14.3 |
| INR | 1.07±0.02 | 1.04±0.02 | 1.06±0.03 | 1.18±0.07** |
| PTT (seconds) | 27.6±0.77 | 27.8±0.67 | 25.05±0.98 | 29.6±3.43 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 140.11±0.33 | 139.65±0.45 | 141.16±0.6 | 140.6±0.64 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 3.74±0.05 | 3.71±0.06 | 3.77±0.09 | 3.83±0.11 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 13.53±0.58 | 13.33±0.83 | 13.58±0.86 | 14.18±1.19 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.88±0.04 | 0.85±0.04 | 0.89±0.07 | 1.0±0.01 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.47±0.07 | 8.62±0.08 | 8.27±0.18 | 8.15±0.19 |
| Magnesium (mEq/L) | 1.87±0.02 | 1.89±0.03 | 1.86±0.04 | 1.83±0.06 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 2.68±0.16 | 2.42±0.18 | 2.84±0.43 | 3.46±0.44 |
Values are expressed as mean±SEM Statistical analyses were performed by unpaired t-test with Welch’s correction to compare groups of ISS=10–20 and ISS>20 to the group of ISS<10.
*P<0.05, **p<0.01.
BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Hb, hemoglobin; HCt, hematocrit; INR, international normalized ratio; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; UTHSCSA, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio; WBCs, white blood cells.