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 5
Correlation of physiological trauma scores with clotting factor activities or levels and clinical data.
Spearman’s rho
GCS
RTS
95% CI
95% CI
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Fibrinogen
.27
.03
.49
.029
.44
.18
.63
.003
FII
.16
-.08
.38
.206
.49
.27
.68
.001
Calcium
.36
.09
.57
.004
.59
.33
.77
.000
FV
.17
-.08
.39
.185
.30
-.01
.54
.053
FVII
-.07
-.30
.18
.599
.20
-.10
.46
.208
FVIII
.18
-.04
.38
.149
.32
.04
.59
.036
FIX
.16
-.08
.38
.198
.41
.13
.63
.008
FX
.13
-.10
.36
.313
.37
.10
.62
.015
FXI
.11
-.12
.33
.394
.40
.12
.64
.008
FXII
.14
-.14
.37
.262
.50
.25
.69
.001
FXIII
.29
.04
.52
.018
.54
.30
.71
.000
INR
-.19
-.44
.06
.143
-.41
-.65
-.07
.008
PTT
-.34
-.56
-.05
.006
-.47
-.76
-.11
.002
Hemoglobin
.33
.08
.55
.009
.51
.25
.72
.001
Lactate
-.21
-.45
.04
.090
-.30
-.57
.04
.056
PRBC
.08
-.23
.40
.551
-.17
-.48
.17
.268
FFP
.17
-.18
.38
.190
-.06
-.44
.25
.683
GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; RTS: Revised Trauma Score; 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.
