Royal Perth Hospital
Patient Characteristics
18 massively transfused, coagulopathic
patients          (no pre-existing coagulopathy)
Median age 44 (range 22-79)
Females 5 (28%), Males 13 (72%)
Cause of bleeding/surgical procedure
ü 7 cardiac/vascular surgery
ü 5 orthoptic liver transplant
ü 2 chronic liver disease with coagulopathy
ü 2 multitrauma
ü 1 fatty liver of pregnancy, caesarian section
ü 1 severe haemorrhagic pancreatitis