Table 3

Arrival vital signs and initial laboratory data

HYPOFIB
(n=18)
NORMAL
(n=168)
P value
Arrival heart rate118 (102, 146)120 (94, 138)0.508
Arrival SBP91 (75, 108)106 (82, 122)0.301
Arrival GCS3 (3, 3)3 (3, 15)0.029
Shock (defined by SIPA)63%66%0.781
Arrival temperature, °C36.1 (33.7, 37.1)36.6 (36.0, 37.0)0.215
Arrival FAST (+)14%40%0.030
ED hemoglobin, g/dL12.4 (10.5, 14.0)12.1 (10.8, 13.3)0.521
ED platelets, ×103139 (100, 210)237 (184, 302)0.001
ED base deficit9 (−14 to –3)5 (−9 to –2)0.124
ED lactate6.5 (4.0, 10.3)3.9 (2.5, 6.0)0.004
ED r-TEG ACT, s183 (156, 206)113 (105, 121)<0.001
ED r-TEG k-time, min4.4 (3.5, 6.0)1.6 (1.2, 2.2)<0.001
ED r-TEG angle, degree47 (36, 52)72 (66, 75)<0.001
ED r-TEG MA, mm41 (35, 45)62 (56, 67)<0.001
ED r-TEG LY300.2 (0.0, 43)0.5 (0.1, 1.9)0.733
  • Continuous values presented as medians with 25th and 75th IQR.

  • ACT, activated clotting time; ED, emergency department; FAST, focused assessment for the sonography of trauma; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; HYPOFIB, hypofibrinogenemic; LY30, lysis at 30 min; MA, maximum amplitude; r-TEG, rapid thrombelastography; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SIPA, Shock Index Pediatric Age-Adjusted.