Table 1 Baseline parameters

Age

37.5 ± 13.53

36.6 ± 11.49

30.8 ± 6.64

–

Sex^a

 Male

25 (83.33)

28 (93.33)

12 (80.0)

–

 Female

5 (16.67)

2 (6.67)

3 (20.0)

Mode of injury^a

 RTA

24 (80.0)

20 (66.67)

–

 Fall

4 (13.33)

7 (23.33)

 Miscellaneous

2 (6.67)

3 (10.0)

ICU Length of stay^b

4 (0–25)

1 (0–12)

–

Hospital length of stay^b

6.5 (1–181)

3 (1–61)

–

Systolic BP

123.9 ± 32.10

124.5 ± 18.26

–

Time elapsed from injury to sampling (h)^b

9 (1–24)

6 (1–20)

–

Urea (meq/l)

29.5 ± 11.18

27.3 ± 9.77

26.3 ± 5.96

Creatinine (meq/l)

0.9 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.22

Sodium (meq/l)

140.7 ± 4.8

140.0 ± 4.04

141.2 ± 2.85

Potassium (meq/l)

3.9 ± 0.68

3.8 ± 0.56

4.4 ± 0.42

SHI versus HC 0.04

MHI versus HC 0.01

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.1 ± 3.49

11.6 ± 1.76

13.4 ± 1.69

Total leukocyte count (x/cu mm)^b

15,600 (4400–25,700)

10,500 (850–24,800)

6800 (4300–10,200)

Platelet (/cu mm)^b

153 (56–338)

150 (67–303)

202 (120–340)

Prothrombin time (s)

16.5 ± 4.06

15.2 ± 1.99

15.2 ± 1.84

Activated partial thrombin time (s)

29.8 ± 7.51

27.7 ± 4.06

31.5 ± 6.24

INR

1.3 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.01

Emergency surgery

 Yes

16

10

–

 No

14

20

Sepsis

 Yes

9 (30)

4 (13.3)

 No

21 (70)

26 (86.7)

Outcome^a

Alive

14 (46.67)

26 (89.66)

–

Dead

16 (53.33)

3 (10.34)

Glasgow outcome score (GOS)^a

 Good recovery

0 (0.00)

7 (25)

 Moderate disability

5 (17.86)

18 (64.29)

 Severe disability

6 (21.43)

0 (0.00)

 Persistent vegetative

0

0 (0.00)

 Death

16 (57.14)

3 (10.71)