The impact of acute coagulopathy on mortality in pediatric trauma patients.

BACKGROUNDTraumatic coagulopathy (TC) occurs in 24% to 38% of adults and is associated with up to a six-fold increase in mortality. This study's purpose was to determine the incidence of pediatric TC and its impact on mortality.METHODSA retrospective review (2004–2009) of all trauma patients from ou