Table 4

Comparison of patients with grade 5 liver injuries after massive transfusion

Variable	Group; mean (%)^*
Variable	MTP	Pre-MTP
Total patients	11	7
Age, yr median	29	30
Male sex	(82)	(86)
Penetrating mechanism	(64)	(71)
Injury severity score	29	26
Hemodynamic instability	(91)	(71)
Presenting base deficit	−15.2	−16.4
Concurrent injuries	2.9	2.7
Mechanical ventilation, d	3	4
LOS, d	15	10
Overall mortality, no.	8 (73)	5 (71)
Initial damage control procedure, no.	9 (82)	7 (100)
No. of operations among all patients	1	2
Primary abdominal fascial closure	2/3 (67)	1/2 (50)
Achieved by survivors prior to discharge
PRBC:FFP transfusion	1.65	6.1^†
PRBC:platelets transfusion	2.03	3.8
Total PRBC units, 24 h	23	37^†
Total PRBC units, < 6 h	17	29^†
Crystalloid infusion, L	6	11^†
Factor VIIa	2 (18)	2 (29)
Postoperative INR	1.31	1.49
Postoperative base deficit	−13.4	−14.6

FFP = fresh frozen plasma; INR = international normalized ratio; LOS = length of stay in hospital; MTP = massive transfusion protocols; PRBC = packed red blood cells.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.
↵† p < 0.05.