Population
Trauma patients 15 years of age or older, enrolled in the Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios (PROPPR) trial, in 12 Level I trauma centers across North America (n= 629).
Intervention
Plasma, platelets, and red blood cells administered in a 1:1:1 ratio (n= 321).
Comparison
Plasma, platelets, and red blood cells administered in a 1:1:2 ratio (n= 308).
Outcome
This is a secondary analysis of the PROPPR trial. Syndecan-1, soluble thrombomodulin (sTM), and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) were quantified for each treatment group on admission and at 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours. Patients were excluded if they did not survive longer than 3 hours or had data from fewer than two time points. Three hundred eight patients in the 1:1:1 group and 291 in the 1:1:2 group were analyzed. There were no statistically significant differences in syndecan-1, sTM, or RAGE between treatment groups at any time point. Patients who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute kidney injury, and death had significantly elevated biomarker expression at most time points when compared with patients who did not develop these sequelae.