Table 3.
Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative parameters compared between the two groups
| Type of Fracture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-pathological fracture | Pathological fracture | p value | |
| Preoperative parameters | |||
| Duration before surgery (days) | 0.52 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 8 (6,11) | 8 (5,15.5) | |
| Preoperative Hematocrit (%)* | 0.031 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 33.3 (30.1,38.2) | 32.3 (28.7,34.4) | |
| Preoperative Platelet (109/L) | 0.131 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 270 (202,366) | 311 (250.5,382) | |
| Intraoperative parameters | |||
| Operative time (minutes)* | < 0.001 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 355 (267,435) | 247.5 (195,310) | |
| Total blood loss (ml) | 0.468 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 350 (200,500) | 400 (200,725) | |
| Blood transfusion (ml) | 0.06 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0,198) | 0 (0,249) | |
| Postoperative parameters | |||
| Volume of drainage (ml)* | 0.003 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 80 (30,140) | 120 (51.5,250) | |
| Duration of admission (days) | 0.875 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 16 (12,21) | 15.5 (11.8,22.8) | |
IQR interquartile range
*Statistical significance at p < 0.05