Table 2 Shows preliminary reference intervals (RI) for all investigated trombelastography (TEG) variables
Variable (unit) | R (min) | K (min) | alpha (degree) | MA (mm) | G (dyn/cm2) | CI (unitless) | LY30 (%) | SP (min) | delta (min) | TGa (mm/ min) | MRTGa (mm/ min) | TMRTGa (min) | MRLa (mm/min) | TMRLa (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cats (n) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
RI | 2.7–18.1 | b 0.8–3.9 | 27.6–75.2 | 18.5–62.5 | 1.2–8.2 | b −4.6 – 2.6 | c | 2.4–15.4 | 0.3–3.1 | 255.3–751.2 | 4.0–19.3 | 3.5–22.0 | 0.0–4.7 | 0.4–55.8 |
Minimum | 2.8 | 1 | 26.1 | 18.2 | 1.1 | −4.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 244.87 | 3.48 | 3.67 | 0.13 | 9.58 |
Maximum | 18.7 | 3.6 | 74.9 | 61.4 | 8 | 2.5 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 735.09 | 19.28 | 22.5 | 4.37 | 56.08 |
Mean | 7.6 | 2.3 | 57.6 | 46.3 | 4.6 | −0.2 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 563.1 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 28.1 |
Median | 6.6 | 2.3 | 58.1 | 47.3 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 588.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 22.4 |
SD | 3.8 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 112.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 12.8 |
CV(%) | 15.2 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 19.5 | 83.6 | 57.2 | 15.3 | 23.6 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 27.1 | 33.9 | 35.7 |