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. 2021 Oct 21;13(8):2263–2270. doi: 10.1111/os.13157

TABLE 2.

Calculation of HBL and mHBL according to Gross formula and modified formula in different age groups and genders

Indexes PBV, mL Intraoperative blood loss, mL TBL, mL Drainage, mL DBL, mL HBL, mL HBL/TBL, % mHBL, mL mHBL/TBL, %
Gender Male (9 cases) 4749.0 ± 521.6 567.1 ± 360.6 943.1 ± 322.3 411.1 ± 294.2 219.9 ± 135.2 342.3 ± 310.6 31.2 ± 27.8 572.6 ± 255.8 59.9 ± 15.1
Female (52 cases) 3728.0 ± 381.8 435.3 ± 391.1 948.3 ± 337.2 511.9 ± 270.3 313.5 ± 182.1 431.1 ± 278.6 43.3 ± 22.4 630.2 ± 216.5 68.5 ± 16.0
P <0.001 0.350 0.968 0.312 0.170 0.422 0.178 0.498 0.158
Age ≤60 y (17 cases) 4122.6 ± 553.5 498.9 ± 312.5 815.2 ± 395.0 481.2 ± 301.1 285.6 ± 210.2 287.9 ± 240.0 32.4 ± 20.1 511.9 ± 224.6 65.8 ± 18.5
˃60 y (44 cases) 3784.4 ± 512.7 43.1 ± 413.8 993.7 ± 299.3 503.2 ± 265.9 305.8 ± 168.3 464.5 ± 291.8 44.8 ± 23.7 660.7 ± 208.5 67.9 ± 15.3
P 0.028 0.577 0.073 0.781 0.708 0.040 0.075 0.023 0.666

DBL, drainage blood loss; HBL, hidden blood loss; mHBL, modified hidden blood loss; PBV, patient blood volume; TBL, total blood loss.