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Table 3 Results from the chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests.

From: Fast-track versus conventional surgery in relation to time of hospital discharge following total hip arthroplasty: a single-center prospective study

Variables

Group

P value

Conventional

(N = 51)

Fast track

(N = 47)

Blood transfusion

   

Yes

38 (74.5)

2 (4.2)

0.000

No

13 (25.4)

47 (95.7)

Intensive care unit

   

Yes

37 (72.5)

1 (2.1)

0.000

No

14 (27.4)

46 (97.8)

Complications

   

No

49 (96.0)

42 (89.6)

0.124

Yes

2 (3.9)

5 (10.6)

Length of stay (nights)

6.4 ± 1.5

2.3 ± 0.8

< 0.001

  1. Significance level was taken to be p < 0.05