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. 2024 Sep 23;11:1452733. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1452733

Table 4.

Postoperative thromboembolic complications in women and men.

Variable Analysis set Intraoperative TXA No intraoperative TXA p value
Women, n 234 74 160
Thromboembolic complications, n (%) 17 (7.2) 1 (1.3) 16 (10) 0.018
Pulmonary embolism, n (%) 8 (3.4) 0 (0) 8 (5.0) 0.050
Myocardial infarction, n (%) 3 (1.2) 0 (0) 3 (1.9) 0.236
Stroke, n (%) 4 (1.7) 1 (1.4) 3 (1.9) 0.774
Deep vein thrombosis, n (%) 2 (0.8) 0 (0) 2 (1.3) 0.334
Men, n 545 188 357
Thromboembolic complications, n (%) 18 (3.3) 4 (2.1) 14 (3.9) 0.265
Pulmonary embolism, n (%) 5 (0.9) 1 (0.5) 4 (1.1) 0.493
Myocardial infarction, n (%) 11 (2.0) 2 (1.1) 9 (2.5) 0.250
Stroke, n (%) 2 (0.3) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.2) 0.644
Deep vein thrombosis, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

The composite endpoint for thromboembolic complications includes pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, stroke, and deep vein thrombosis. Data are presented as absolute number (percentage) or mean ± SD. Bold face indicates p-values < 0.05.