Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2015; 6(5): 439-445
Published online Jun 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i5.439
Table 2 Bleeding, erythrocyte transfusions and adverse events up to 3 mo follow-up
VariableControl (n = 84)Responder (n = 20)Non-responder (n = 8)P-value
Peroperative bleedning (mean ± SD)350 (0-1800)300 (50-1500)150 (50-550)0.82
Any erythrocyte transfusion, n (%)54 (64)13 (65)6 (75)
Number of transfusions, median (range)2 (0-10)1 (0-6)2 (0-6)1.02
Time to surgery (h), mean ± SD21 (± 12)45 (± 26)28 (± 33)0.0032
Adverse events
Any AE, n (%)31 (37)9 (45)5 (62)1.03
Type of AE, n1
Deceased, n1423
Hip related620
Cardiovascular813
Infection1494
Other2463