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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 5 Postoperative transfusions and reinfusions, surgical drains

From: Comparison of primary total hip replacements performed with a direct anterior approach versus the standard lateral approach: perioperative findings

 

Group A

Group B

P

Homologous blood (no patients)

55

28

 

Autologous blood (no patients)

30

16

 

Blood transfusions (homologous + autologous)

40%

19.5%

<0.0005

Reinfusion drain (median, interquartile range in mL)

275, 250 (0–1,150)

271, 250 (0–1,000)

0.014

Total drain (median, interquartile range in mL)

380, 385 (0–1,400)

189, 300 (0–1,250)

<0.0005

  1. Statistical analysis: transfusions: Fisher’s exact test (two-sided)
  2. Reinfusion drain, total drain: Mann–Whitney U test
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