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Table 2 Univariate risk factor analysis in total hip arthroplasty patients for excessive bleeding and transfusions

From: Transfusions and blood loss in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective observational study

 

Excessive bleeding (EBL/ kg > 17.1 mL/ kg)

Allogeneic RBC transfusion

 

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Age (years)

1.00

0.99–1.07

0.11

1.05

1.01–1.10

0.022

Sex (F)

3.39

1.37–8.38

0.008

7.04

2.19–22.63

0.001

BMI (kg/ m 2)

0.83

0.73–0.95

0.006

0.90

0.79–1.03

0.13

Weight (kg)

0.92

0.89–0.96

<0.001

0.94

0.91–0.98

0.003

NSAID (No)

1.42

0.51–3.93

0.50

0.66

0.24–1.83

0.42

ASA (No)

1.17

0.35–3.89

0.80

0.75

0.22–2.57

0.65

SSRI (No)

0.45

0.12–1.73

0.24

0.29

0.08–1.15

0.079

Hemoglobin (g/ L)

0.97

0.94–1.01

0.12

0.87

0.82–0.93

<0.001

Platelet count (10 9 /L)

1.01

1.00–1.01

0.17

1.00

1.00–1.01

0.52

PT (INR)

0.76

0.001–70.9

0.90

0.03

0.00–7.71

0.21

aPTT (s)

1.01

0.90–1.13

0.87

1.05

0.93–1.17

0.45

Operation time (minutes)

1.02

1.00–1.04

0.017

1.02

1.00–1.03

0.065

Anesthesia (spinal)

0.89

0.29–2.75

0.85

0.82

0.24–2.77

0.75

EBL/ kg

 

n.a.

 

1.17

1.09–1.26

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time, BMI body mass index, EBL estimated blood loss, LMWH low molecular weight heparin, NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, PT prothrombine time, RBC transfusion red blood cell transfusion, SSRI selective seretonine receptor inhibitor.