Table 2 Blood products transfused based on liver injury grades
From: Blunt liver trauma: a descriptive analysis from a level I trauma center
Grade I (n = 74) | Grade II (n = 115) | Grade III (n = 49) | Grade IV-V (n = 19) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packed RBC unit | |||||
Not transfused | 55 (74.3%) | 83 (72.2%) | 40 (81.6%) | 9 (47.3%) | 0.02 for all |
1–2 | 7 (9.5%) | 12 (10.4%) | 2 (4.1%) | 1 (5.6%) | |
3–6 | 4 (5.4%) | 7 (6.1%) | 4 (8.2%) | 2 (11.1%) | |
7–10 | 1 (1.4%) | 6 (5.2%) | 1 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
> 10 | 7 (9.5%) | 7 (6.1%) | 2 (4.1%) | 7 (38.9%) | |
Fresh frozen plasma unit | |||||
Not transfused | 60 (81.1%) | 93 (80.9%) | 43 (87.8%) | 9 (50.0%) | 0.05 for all |
1–2 | 3 (4.1%) | 6 (5.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
3–6 | 5 (6.8%) | 7 (6.1%) | 4 (8.2%) | 4 (22.2%) | |
7–10 | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (11.1%) | |
> 10 | 6 (8.1%) | 6 (5.2%) | 2 (4.1%) | 4 (21%) | |
Platelets units | |||||
Not transfused | 61 (82.4%) | 100 (87.0%) | 44 (89.8%) | 10 (53%) | 0.08 for all |
1–2 | 3 (4.1%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.6%) | |
3–6 | 3 (4.1%) | 6 (5.2%) | 3 (6.1%) | 3 (16.7%) | |
7–10 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.6%) | |
> 10 | 7 (9.5%) | 7 (6.1%) | 2 (4.1%) | 4 (22.2%) | |