. 2019 Sep 20;101(23):2120–2128. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.19.00258

TABLE VII.

Comparison of Blood Loss and Discharge Times Between IV and Topical TXA Groups

	IV TXA Group		Topical TXA Group		Hodges-Lehmann Estimate of Location Shift (95% CI)	P Value
	No.	Median (Q1, Q3)^*	No.	Median (Q1, Q3)^*	Hodges-Lehmann Estimate of Location Shift (95% CI)	P Value
Calculated total blood loss (mL)	31	1,237 (780, 1,456)	32	1,405 (1,208, 1,700)	−259 (−500, −33)	0.026
ConstaVac drainage total blood (mL)	28	100 (90, 185)	32	170 (118, 240)	−40 (−80, 10)	0.111
Time to PT discharge (days)	31	1.9 (1.8, 2.8)	32	2.9 (2.0, 3.0)	−0.3 (−0.9, 0)	0.053
Length of hospital stay (days)	31	2.3 (2.0, 2.9)	32	3.0 (2.5, 3.2)	−0.2 (−0.9, −0.45)	0.025

Q1 = first quartile, and Q3 = third quartile.