Table 2. Values related to blood loss. The values are shown as mean ± standard deviation or as median/IR. In the case of blood transfusion, the values are expressed in n (%).
| TXA group | Control group | p | |
| Hb preoperative | 13.57 ± 1.32 | 13.54 ± 1.26 | 0.8671¹ |
| Hb postoperative (PO) | 10.87 ± 1.66 | 10.13 ± 1.42 | 0.0021 |
| Hb decrease | 2.70 ± 1.39 | 3.41 ± 1.34 | < 0.0011 ¹ |
| 1st PO drain output | 270/290 | 460/575 | < 0.0012² |
| Blood transfusion | 3 (10) | 27 (90) | < 0.0011 ¹ |
1: Student’s t-test; 2: Mann-Whitney U test.