Research Article

Impact of Preoperative Quality of Life and Related Factors on the Development of Surgical Site Infections Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective Case-Control Study with a Five-Year Follow-Up

Table 3

Laboratory findings at preoperative, postoperative, and hospital discharge periods among the TKR and THR groups.

ParametersPreop values (median value ± SD)Postop values (median value ± SD)Laboratory values at hospital discharge

Haematocrit (%) (TKR group)41.6 ± 8.837 ± 4.131.5 ± 5.3
Haemoglobin (g/dl) (TKR group)13.6 ± 1.111.8 ± 0.411.7 ± 6.3
Creatinine (mg/dl) (TKR group)1.07 ± 1.11.22 ± 0.350.99 ± 0.30
Urea (mg/dl) TKR41.1 ± 17.138.6 ± 16.936.3 ± 15.4
Haematocrit (%) (THR group)41.8 ± 6.437.0 ± 2.033.2 ± 6.4
Haemoglobin (g/dl) (THR group)13.45 ± 0.111.9 ± 0.811.5 ± 2
Creatinine (mg/dl) (THR group)1.08 ± 0.121.4 ± 01.0 ± 0.1
Urea (mg/dl) THR (THR group)41.6 ± 21.238.2 ± 14.136.8 ± 5.7