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Table 2 Effect of TXA administration on blood loss and need for transfusion in preoperatively anemic patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

From: The value of tranexamic acid for patients with preoperative anemia in primary total knee arthroplasty

 

TXA group

Control group

P-value

N = 32

N = 64

Drainage, mL

200 (100, 320)

380 (200, 612.5)

0.00

Hidden blood loss, mL

182.6 (106.9, 301.7)

283.3 (146.7, 562.3)

0.04

ABT volume, mL

88.9 ± 230.9

216.3 ± 293.9

0.01

  1. Values given as median (25% to 75% interquartile range) or average ± standard deviation
  2. TXA tranexamic acid, ABT allogeneic blood transfusion