Table 3. Hospital course of the patients.
Parameters | Surgery | Conservative management | P-value |
(n = 15) | (n = 63) | ||
Hemoglobin decrease over 4 hours* (g/dL) | 1.6±0.8 | 1.2±0.8 | 0.026 |
(n = 15) | (n = 54) | ||
Transfusion | 8 (53.3%) | 7 (11.1%) | 0.001 |
Hospital stay (days) | 4.1±0.8 | 3.1±1.4 | 0.002 |
Hemoglobin level at discharge (g/dL) | 10.6±1.3 | 11.1±1.2 | 0.168 |
* Included hemoglobin follow up duration ≤10 hours only.