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. 2015 Aug 18;6(7):521–527. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i7.521

Table 1.

Patient demographics and outcome

Anemic THA Nonanemic THA Anemic TKA Nonanemic TKA
Number 18 66 26 122
Gender (M/F) 10/8 33/33 10/16 48/74
Age 63.0 (± 15.6) 60.0 (± 13.8) 68.2 (± 8.6) 67.0 (± 10.2)
Preoperative Hb (g/dL) 11.45 (± 0.82) 13.85 (± 0.92) 11.43 (± 0.72) 13.66 (± 0.94)
Hospital day 1 Hb (g/dL) 9.17 (± 1.26) 11.11 (± 1.35) 10.34 (± 0.91) 11.81 (± 1.09)
Hb change (g/dL) 2.28 (± 0.96) 2.73 (± 1.17) 1.09 (± 0.58)1 1.85 (± 0.79)1
Transfusions 2 2 0 0
Complications 1 0 0 0
1

Significant difference in hemoglobin change between anemic TKA and nonanemic TKA patients (P < 0.001). THA: Total hip arthroplasty; TKA: Total knee arthroplasty; Hb: Hemoglobin.