Table 1 Comparison of intervention and control group
Preoperative LIA | Perioperative LIA | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 47 (49.0%) | 49 (51.0%) | |
Age | |||
mean (SD) | 69.8 (11.1) | 67.6 (9.3) | |
median (range) | 71 (46-91 ) | 66 (50-88) | |
Sex | |||
male | 17 (44%) | 22 (56%) | |
female | 30 (53%) | 27 (47%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||
mean (SD) | 29.8 (5.0) | 28.4 (5.3) | |
Blood loss (ml) | |||
mean (SD) | 130 (118) | 212 (123) | 0.002 |
median (IQR) | 100 (100) | 183 (200) | <0.001 |
not reported | 1 (2.1%) | 5 (10.2%) | |
Haemoglobin drop (g/L) | |||
mean (SD) | 25 (10) | 28 (11) | 0.24 |
not reported | 4 (8.5%) | 6 (12.3%) | |
Duration of surgery (minutes) | |||
median (IQR) | 73 (26.5) | 80 (24.5) | 0.11 |
not reported | 2 (4.3%) | 1 (2.0%) | |
Self-reported pain (NRS) | |||
24 hours, mean (SD) | 5.0 (1.9) | 4.9 (1.7) | 0.92 |
not reported | 3 (6.4%) | 0 (0%) | |
48 hours, mean (SD) | 4.2 (1.7) | 3.9 (1.7) | 0.40 |
not reported | 10 (21.3%) | 8 (16.3%) | |
day 1 & 2, mean (SD) | 4.7 (1.6) | 4.4 (1.6) | 0.34 |
not reported | 10 (21.3%) | 8 (16.3%) | |
Time in hospital | |||
median (IQR) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.19 |
not reported | 1 (2.1%) | 0 (0%) | |