A Selection of Trauma Scores Might Not Correlate with Coagulation Factor Activity following Multiple Injuries: A Retrospective Observational Study from a Level 1 Trauma Center
Table 6
Correlation of combined trauma scores with clotting factor activities or levels and clinical data.
Spearman’s rho
TRISS
RISC
95% CI
95% CI
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Fibrinogen
.36
.07
.59
.019
.21
-.08
.47
.127
FII
.40
.08
.66
.010
.24
-.02
.47
.078
Calcium
.40
.12
.62
.009
.26
-.04
.52
.056
FV
.22
-.11
.51
.167
.10
-.19
.35
.464
FVII
.09
-.24
.42
.589
.09
-.21
.39
.512
FVIII
.25
-.08
.56
.120
.12
-.14
.38
.381
FIX
.26
-.12
.60
.105
.14
-.17
.45
.294
FX
.25
-.09
.56
.119
.19
-.08
.44
.172
FXI
.30
-.06
.63
.053
.20
-.09
.50
.149
FXII
.28
-.07
.61
.073
.12
-.14
.38
.387
FXIII
.49
.22
.69
.001
.35
.09
.57
.008
INR
-.37
-.64
-.08
.016
-.23
-.45
-.01
.086
PTT
-.52
-.73
-.26
.000
-.35
-.57
-.12
.008
Hemoglobin
.27
-.01
.53
.086
.31
.05
.52
.022
Lactate
-.23
-.53
.10
.147
-.21
-.49
.10
.121
PRBC
-.11
-.38
.14
.480
-.21
-.45
.04
.115
FFP
-.03
-.31
.20
.830
-.13
-.34
.14
.336
TRISS: Trauma Score–Injury Severity Score; RISC: Revised Injury Severity Classification; CI: confidence interval; F: clotting factor; INR: International Normalized Ratio; PTT: Partial Thromboplastin Time; PRBC: Packed Red Blood Cells; FFP: Fresh Frozen Plasma. Significant results of at least fair relationship were marked in bold.
