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Additional Analysis of Preoperative and Postoperative Hgb and Hct
| Hgb and Hct | Short (n = 48) | Intermediate (n = 39) | Long (n = 160) | P Value |
| Preoperative Hgb <7 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (2.5%) | 0.1324 |
| Preoperative Hgb <10 | 16 (33.3%) | 8 (20.5%) | 60 (37.5%) | 0.3269 |
| Change in Hct post-prea | −6.37 (3.88) | −5.31 (4.06) | −5.81 (5.43) | 0.6655 |
| Change in Hgb post-prea | −2.09 (1.35) | −1.78 (1.35) | −1.88 (1.84) | 0.9564 |
Hct = hematocrit, Hgb = hemoglobin
Continuous variables are formatted as follows: mean (SD).
