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Table 1 Demographic data of patients between SET and the control group

From: Perioperative blood loss reduction using a sterile exsanguination tourniquet for orthopedic femoral-related surgeries in children: a randomized controlled study

Demographic data

SET (n = 15)

Control (n = 16)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

13.2 ± 4.0

11.4 ± 4.9

Gender (n, %)

 Male

9 (60.0%)

9 (56.3%)

 Female

6 (40.0%)

7 (43.8%)

 BMI (kg/m2)

20.9 ± 4.9

19.6 ± 5.2

 Preoperative Hb (g/dl)

12.8 ± 1.4

13.0 ± 1.4

Femoral-related procedure (n, %)

 Fracture fixation

5 (33.3%)

5 (31.3%)

 Deformity correction

8 (53.3%)

9 (56.3%)

 Femoral lengthening

2 (13.3%)

2 (12.5%)

  1. SET sterile exsanguination tourniquet