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Table 2: Differences in outcomes between groups. |
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G1 |
G2 |
p‡ |
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Time (min)* |
85.2 (15.3) |
82.2 (12.9) |
0.291 |
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Blood loss (cm3)* |
581 (100.9) |
475 (113.5) |
< 0.001 |
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Flexion (o)* |
59.6 (17.3) |
82.2 (12.9) |
< 0.001 |
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Extension(o)* |
0 (0) |
0.2 (1.4) |
0.320 |
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Pain (VAS)* |
7.02 (1.2) |
5.08 (0.6) |
< 0.001 |
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Mean (g/dl) |
p§ |
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G1 |
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• Preoperative hemoglobin |
14.1 |
< 0.001 |
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• Postoperative hemoglobin |
10.4 |
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G2 |
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• Preoperative hemoglobin |
14.7 |
< 0.001 |
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• Postoperative hemoglobin |
10.5 |
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G1 |
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• Preoperative serum creatinine |
0.74 |
< 0.001 |
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• Postoperative serum creatinine |
0.91 |
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G2 |
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• Preoperative serum creatinine |
0.84 |
0.472 |
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• Postoperative serum creatinine |
0.82 |
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* Values are expressed as mean (SD). ‡ Student’s t-test for independent samples was used. § Student’s t-test for paired samples was used. Min = minutes, ° = Degrees, VAS = visual analogue scale. |
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