Research Article

Evaluation of Potential Clinical Surrogate Markers of a Trauma Induced Alteration of Clotting Factor Activities

Table 2

Correlation of clotting factor activity and serum levels with routine blood tests. Table shows Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient rho with 95% confidence interval (CI). INR: International Normalized Ratio; PTT: Partial Thromboplastin Time.

FibrinogenCalciumFIIFVFVIIFVIIIFIXFXFXIFXIIFXIII

INR−.60 (−.78 to −.33)−.32 (−.53 to −.06)−.61 (−.77 to −.38)−.67 (−.81 to −.47)−.74 (−.87 to −.56)−.12 (−.44 to .22)−.43 (−.69 to −.13)−.49 (−.70 to −.24)−.35 (−.61 to −.06)−.32 (−.55 to −.06)−.37 (−.59 to −.12)
PTT−.28 (−.50 to .00)−.27 (−.51 to .03)−.44 (−.64 to −.17)−.45 (−.67 to −.17)−.32 (−.54 to −.05)−.72 (−.85 to −.53)−.55 (−.74 to −.29)−.36 (−.62 to −.07)−.62 (−.77 to −.40)−.52 (−.73 to −.25)−.21 (−.45 to .05)
Platelet count.31 (.04 to .54).29 (.02 to .54).42 (.17 to .62).15 (−.10 to .36).34 (.07 to .56).25 (−.04 to .51).31 (.05 to .52).38 (.13 to .57).41 (.15 to .62).16 (−.14 to .40).38 (.09 to .64)
Hemoglobin.40 (.17 to .60).56 (.32 to .74).42 (.19 to .62).41 (.15 to .61).34 (.07 to .57).20 (−.07 to .47).52 (.32 to .69).59 (.39 to .75).43 (.21 to .62).36 (.09 to .60).41 (.13 to .63)
Lactate−.29 (−.56 to .01)−.31 (−.54 to −.03)−.26 (−.48 to .03)−.32 (−.55 to −.03)−.15 (−.42 to .15)−.07 (−.34 to .25)−.07 (−.34 to .24)−.07 (−.33 to .21)−.06 (−.34 to .29)−.17 (−.44 to .17)−.31 (−.55 to −.02)
Base deficit.37 (.09 to .60).58 (.33 to .75).46 (.22 to .65).61 (.41 to .76).33 (.05 to .57).15 (−.18 to .44).32 (.04 to .58).20 (−.03 to .43).27 (.01 to .49).36 (.09 to .58).24 (−.05 to .51)