Table 2. Postoperative Clinical Outcomes in the Two Study Groups.

Variable	Control group	IV-FCM group	p-value
Perioperative blood loss (mL)	815 ± 666	915 ± 508	0.143
No. of patients transfused	92 (61)	70 (47)	NA
No. of units transfused (pack)	1.7 ± 2.7	1.0 ± 1.2	0.002*
Length of hospital stay (day)	11.8 ± 10.3	7.6 ± 3.3	0*
Follow-up period (mo)	33.3 ± 23.4	20.7 ± 12.0	0*
Postsurgical complication	6 (3)	7 (4)	NA
Periprosthetic joint infection	1	1	NA
Urinary tract and upper respiratory infections	5	4	NA
Venous thromboembolism	0	2	NA

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).

IV-FCM: intravenous ferric carboxymaltose, NA: not significant.

^*p-value < 0.05.