Research Article

Institutionally Adopted Perioperative Blood Management Program Significantly Decreased the Transfusion Rate of Patients Having Primary Total Hip Replacement Surgery

Table 2

Demographic and clinical data of the population. Data are shown as mean (CI 95%) and percentage of the total.

2013 (n = 100)2016 (n = 108)

Age (years)68 (65–70)68 (66–69)ns
Female (%)7064ns
ASA III. (%)2221ns
BMI (kg/m2)28.1 (27.8–28.9)28 (27.7–29.0)ns
Preoperative Hgb level (g/l)138 (135–141)126 (123–129)ns
Antiplatelet therapy (%)1610ns
Indication: hip fracture (%)916,6ns
Neuraxial anesthesia (%)8084ns
Length of surgery (min)90 (84.9–95.1)100 (95–105)ns
Cemented THR (%)7374ns