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Table 2 Primary outcomes of the patients between two groups

From: Multimodal Peri-articular Injection with Tranexamic Acid can reduce postoperative blood loss versus Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Primary outcomes

Control (n = 47)

Treated (n = 46)

P value

TBL (ml)

896.06 ± 248.60

641.64 ± 234.02

0.000

HBL (ml)

651.74 ± 243.74

419.85 ± 239.80

0.000

DBL (ml)

244.30 ± 60.68

221.79 ± 59.03

0.073

POD1 drainage (ml)

255.11 ± 139.82

205.33 ± 117.05

0.066

Total drainage (ml)

388.62 ± 121.36

343.59 ± 118.06

0.073

Tourniquet time (min)

82.36 ± 4.54

82.93 ± 3.21

0.485

Anesthesia time (min)

105.36 ± 4.54

104.30 ± 3.52

0.213

POD3 HGB

106.76 ± 13.78

107.41 ± 12.21

0.811

HGB decline

26.27 ± 10.17

24.09 ± 9.63

0.290

POD3 HCT (%)

30.24 ± 3.65

31.73 ± 3.52

0.048

HCT decline (%)

9.73 ± 2.42

7.39 ± 2.80

0.000

POD1 Fig

2.98 ± 0.596

3.058 ± 0.698

0.540

Fig change

0.0634 ± 0.546

0.111 ± 0.524

0.668

POD1 RBC

3.81 ± 0.41

3.84 ± 0.42

0.719

POD3 RBC

3.46 ± 0.47

3.51 ± 0.42

0.543

POD1 PLT

202.09 ± 53.87

200.98 ± 57.09

0.924

POD3 PLT

183.63 ± 50.10

182.74 ± 49.36

0.932

Transfusion (unit)

0

0

 
  1. Notes: TBL total blood loss, HBL hidden blood loss, DBL dominant blood loss, HGB hemoglobin, HCT hematocrit, Fig fibrinogen, RBC red blood cell, PLT platelet, POD post-operation day