Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 4 Abnormal postoperative laboratory tests and intervention directly related to abnormal laboratory tests in the study cohorts
Postoperative lab test (n = 213) | Abnormal postoperative lab (n = 207) | Abnormal postoperative lab without intervention (n = 153) | Abnormal postoperative lab requiring intervention (n = 54) | Received clinical intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anemia | 190 | 139 | 51 | 18 |
Hypoalbuminemia | 154 | 104 | 50 | 42 |
Abnormal creatinine | 33 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
Abnormal sodium | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
Abnormal potassium | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Abnormal calcium | 117 | 75 | 42 | 1 |