Evaluation of the Potential for Improvement of Clinical Outcomes in Trauma Patients with Massive Hemorrhage by Maintaining a High Plasma-to-Red Blood Cell Ratio during the First Hour of Hospitalization
Table 4
Outcomes of each group (n = 102).
NPMT-matched control (n = 51)
MTP (n = 51)
24 h mortality, n (%)
16 (31.4)
7 (13.7)
0.03
30-day mortality, n (%)
20 (39.2)
17 (33.3)
0.54
Ventilator day, mean
13.0
8.9
0.339
ICU day, mean
17.8
10.9
0.087
Hospital day, mean
47.7
31.3
0.058
Ventilator-associated pneumonia, n (%)
8 (15.7)
5 (9.8)
0.37
Operation for hemostasis, n (%)
24 (47.1)
24 (47.1)
0.93
Radiologic intervention for hemostasis, n (%)
3 (5.9)
6 (11.8)
0.30
ICU, intensive care unit; NPMT: nonprotocolised massive transfusion; MTP: massive transfusion protocol. P values less than 0.05 were indicated in bold.