Research Article

Evaluation of the Utility of Thromboelastography in a Tertiary Trauma Care Centre

Table 2

Baseline characteristics.

Study parametersMean ± S.D. ( )

Age
Gender*
 Male140 (93.3)
 Female10 (6.6)
Type of injury*
 Head83 (55.3)
 Trauma17 (11.3)
 Extremities20 (13.3)
 Polytrauma30 (20.0)
Glasgow coma scale ( )
Severity of head injury* ( )
 Severe64 (77.1)
 Moderate14 (16.8)
 Mild5 (6.0)
New injury severity score
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Platelet (lkh)
Prothrombin time (sec)
Activated partial thromboplastin time (sec)
INR
Coagulopathy*
 Yes51 (34.0)
 No99 (66.0)
-time (sec)#5.7 (0.7–23)
-time (sec)#3 (0–52.3)
angle (°)
Maximum amplitude (mm)

Data expresses as frequency (percentage); #as median (IQR).