Table 3.

Pearson correlation analysis about post-operative haematocrit, haematocrit decline and average haematocrit

	Hct(post)		Hct decline		Hct(average)
	Correlation	P value	Correlation	P value	Correlation	P value
Age	−0.232	<0.001	0.112	.003	−0.202	<0.001
BMI Index	0.130	.001	0.032	.400	0.161	<0.001
EBV(mL)	0.455	<0.001	0.127	.001	0.569	<0.001
Hct(pre)	0.600	<0.001	0.457	<0.001	0.896	<0.001
EBL(intra)	−0.219	<0.001	0.224	<0.001	−0.131	.001
PD	−0.240	<0.001	0.271	<0.001	−0.131	.001
Length of Post-op Hos Stay	−0.106	.005	−0.013	0.730	−0.125	0.001

Hct (post) post-operative haematocrit, Hct (average) the average of pre-operative haematocrit and post-operative haematocrit, Hct decline decline of haematocrit, EBV (mL) estimated blood volume in millilitres, Hct (pre) pre-operative haematocrit, EBL (intra) estimated intra-operative blood loss, PD post-operative drainage, Length of Post-op Hos Stay The length of the post-operative hospital stay