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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Jul 14;138(3):501–506. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.07.017

Table 3. Comparison of perioperative outcomes pre- and post-implementation of expanded prophylaxis.

Surgical Outcome Pre-Intervention n=345 Mean ±SD or n (%) Post-Intervention n=182 Mean ±SD or n (%) p
Length of surgery (min) 143 ± 83 148 ± 109 0.59
Surgical EBL (mL) 295 ± 463 297 ± 415 0.95
Hgb drop (g/dL) 1.48 ± 8.9 1.56 ± 8.9 0.92
PRBC transfusion (units) 0.32 ± 1.4 0.35 ± 1.3 0.79
Days in Hospital 4.0 ± 4.1 3.9 ± 4.5 0.94
Hematoma 3(0.9) 3 (1.6) 0.42
Wound infection 28 (8.1) 15 (8.2) 0.96
Lymphocele 1 (0.3) 0 0.47
HIT 1 (0.3) 0 0.47

EBL = estimated blood loss; HIT = heparin-induced thrombocytopenia