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Table 3 Changes of reticulocyte count (× 1012/L)

From: Intravenous iron and erythropoietin therapy for postoperative anemia among orthopedic surgery patients

Groups

Baseline

POD1

POD3

POD7

Group 1

0.058 ± 0.005

0.058 ± 0.003

0.063 ± 0.005

0.08 ± 0.014

Group 2

0.049 ± 0.007

0.056 ± 0.005

0.075 ± 0.006

0.157 ± 0.01

Control

0.042 ± 0.003

0.048 ± 0.003

0.055 ± 0.002

0.079 ± 0.006

p1 value

0.031

0.031

0.13

0.91

p2 value

1

0.17

0.003*

0.0001*

p3 value

0.41

0.77

0.12

0.0004*

  1. Treatment regimens: Group 1, IV iron monotherapy; Group 2, combined IV iron and rHuEPO; and Control, placebo
  2. POD, postoperative day; p1, Group 1 versus Control; p2, Group 2 versus Control; p3, Group 1 versus Group 2
  3. *p < 0.05. All values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation