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.