Table 2 Laboratory parameters among trauma patients during the initial 72 h of hospital stay. Values displayed as median (interquartile range).

From: Age-dependent thrombin generation predicts 30-day mortality and symptomatic thromboembolism after multiple trauma

 

Admission, n = 418

15 h, n = 280

72 h, n = 144

Platelet count, × 109/L

Ref Female: 165–400 × 109/L

Ref Male: 145 – 350 × 109/L

231 (195–276)

198 (167–235)***

176 (138–210)***/###

Immature platelet fraction

Ref: 0.016–0.126

0.034 (0.025–0.049)

0.034(0.025–0.048)ns

0.039 (0.029–0.058)*/#

INR

Ref: < 1.2

1.1 (1–1.1)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)***

1.1 (1.1–1.2)***/###

APTT, sec

Ref: 20–29 s

23 (22–25)

25 (23–27)***

26 (24–29)***/###

D-dimer, mg/L

Ref: < 0.50 mg/L

2.6 (0.6–13.2)

3.4 (1.2–10.0)***

2.9 (1.8–4.5)***/###

Fibrinogen, µmol/L

Ref: 5.5–12.0 µmol/L

8.0 (6.6–9.7)

8.2 (6.9–9.8)**

15.4 (13.0–18.6)***/###

Antithrombin, IU/L

Ref: 0.80–1.20 × 103 IU/L

1.05 (0.96–1.15)

0.96 (0.88–1.04)***

0.99 (0.90–1.09)ns/###

Hematocrite fraction

Ref Female: 0.35–0.46

Ref Male: 0.40–0.50

0.41 (0.39–0.44)

  

Hemoglobin, mmol/L

Ref Female: 7.3–9.5 mmol/L

Ref Male: 8.3–10.5 mmol/L

8.7 (8.0–9.3)

7.6 (6.8–8.4)***

6.6 (5.6–7.5)***/###

Leukocytes, × 109/L

Ref: 3.5–10.0 × 109/L

10.2 (7.5–13.7)

9.9 (7.1–11.7)***

9.0 (7.1–11.2)***/###

CRP, mg/L

Ref: < 3.0 mg/L

1.2 (0.6–3.1)

22.0 (8.5–44.8)***

100.6 (51.9–173.2)***/###

ALT, U/L

Ref: Female: 10–45 U/L

Ref: Male: 10–70 U/L

27 (19–45)

  

Creatinine, µmol/L

Ref: Female: 45–90 µmol/L

Ref: Male: 60–105 µmol/L

78 (67–89)

  

Alkaline phosphatase, U/L

Ref Female: 45–115 U/L

Ref Male: 60–235 U/L

68 (56–82)

  
  1. Abbreviations: ALT Alanine aminotransferase, APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time, CRP C-reactive protein, INR International Normalized Ratio, Ref Reference range. */**/***: p < 0.05/0.01/0.001 against admission level. #/##/###: p < 0.05/0.01/0.001 against 15 h levels.