Design, Setting, and Patients: The 316 patients were
hypotensive (systolic blood pressure=81 mm Hg) and
tachycardic (117/min), with an average shock time (systolic
blood pressure80 mm Hg) of 31 minutes in the
operating room (OR); they received 14.2 RBC units, 854
mL of FFP, and 11.5 L of BES while in the OR. Phase 2
averaged 29.2 hours, where the patients gained 8.4 kg,
had a serum albumin level of 2.6 g per day, and received
8.6 L of BES. The phase 2 time, BES needs, weight gain,
and hypoproteinemia were correlated with systolic blood
pressure, admission pulse rate, arterial pH, shock time,
RBC, FFP, and BES; the FFP:RBC, BES:RBC, and BES:
FFP ratios were given in the OR.