Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Abnormal preoperative laboratory tests in different patient groups
Preoperative item | Total (n = 213) (%) | Normal postoperative labs group (n = 6) | Abnormal postoperative lab group (n = 207) | Abnormal preoperative lab without intervention group (n = 153) | Abnormal postoperative lab requiring intervention group (n = 54) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diabetes | 39 (18.31%) | 0 | 39 | 25 | 14 |
Anemia | 89 (41.78%) | 0 | 89 | 56 | 33 |
Hypoalbuminemia | 22 (10.33%) | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
Abnormal creatinine | 35 (16.43%) | 0 | 35 | 18 | 17 |
Abnormal sodium | 16 (7.51%) | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Abnormal potassium | 19 (8.92%) | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
Abnormal calcium | 27 (12.68%) | 1 | 26 | 11 | 15 |