blunt trauma patients
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: all blunt trauma patients who had a blood test on arrival and were admitted to the hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Arrival in the emergency department more than 3 hours following injury; new injury severity score (NISS) <4; transfer from another hospital and cardiopulmonary arrest on arrival. Patients were retrospectively excluded if they were receiving anticoagulant medications (not including aspirin); had moderate or severe liver disease or a known bleeding diathesis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| presence of hypofibrinogenemia | — |
Countries
Japan