Table 3.

Adverse events within first 30 days

Adverse Event	Control Group	EPO-α Group
Intraoperative hypotension	0	2
Intraoperative bleeding	3	0
Postoperative bleeding	1	2
Deep venous thrombosis	0	0
Graft thrombosis	0	1
Lower-extremity ischemia	0	1
Death	0	0

Data are number of patients with adverse event. EPO, erythropoietin.