Table 3 Blood loss of all patients.

From: The efficacy and safety of intravenous tranexamic acid on blood loss during total ankle replacement: a retrospective study

Variable

TXA (n = 38)

No-TXA (n = 33)

P Value

Preoperative Hb (g/L)

135.74 ± 11.89

140.06 ± 10.85

0.114

Postoperative Hb (g/L)

123.26 ± 12.80

114.12 ± 6.14

0.000

Preoperative HCT (%)

40.71 ± 3.65

40.64 ± 2.78

0.924

Postoperative HCT (%)

35.76 ± 3.82

32.79 ± 1.99

0.000

Change in Hb (g/L)

15.50 ± 2.46

23.15 ± 4.31

0.000

Hidden blood loss (mL)

296.08 ± 76.30

399.68 ± 154.25

0.015

total blood loss (mL)

522.27 ± 164.28

650.94 ± 169.96

0.027

Estimated blood loss (mL)

89.74 ± 9.72

99.24 ± 8.85

0.000

Need for transfusion (n)

0 (0%)

1 (3.03%)