|
Variable
|
Compression group
|
Control group
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Postoperative Hb drop (g/dL)
|
|
POD1 drop
|
18.91 ± 7.68
|
18.45 ± 8.17
|
0.79
|
|
POD3 drop
|
28.75 ± 10.01
|
29.27 ± 12.21
|
0.83
|
|
Postoperative blood loss (mL)
|
|
POD1 drop
|
252.48 ± 124.92
|
250.75 ± 106.60
|
0.94
|
|
POD3 drop
|
529.30 ± 232.62
|
558.94 ± 252.74
|
0.57
|
|
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)
|
188.70 ± 80.33
|
178.14 ± 77.65
|
0.53
|
|
VAS at walking
|
|
*POD1
|
6.23 ± 1.89
|
5.89 ± 1.62
|
0.37
|
|
*POD3
|
2.16 ± 0.94
|
1.98 ± 0.93
|
0.46
|
|
VAS at rest
|
|
*POD1
|
2.39 ± 1.91
|
1.91 ± 1.60
|
0.28
|
|
*POD3
|
0.39 ± 0.72
|
0.41 ± 0.62
|
0.59
|
|
ROM (°)
|
|
POD1
|
77.50 ± 20.00
|
78.30 ± 17.39
|
0.84
|
|
POD3
|
99.16 ± 9.36
|
97.68 ± 10.43
|
0.49
|
|
HSS
|
80.55 ± 5.36
|
79.34 ± 4.66
|
0.26
|
|
Complications
|
|
†DVT
|
0
|
0
|
–
|
|
†PE
|
0
|
0
|
–
|
|
†Transfusion
|
0
|
0
|
–
|
|
†Bruises
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
†Blisters
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
†Nerve palsy
|
0
|
0
|
–
|
- POD postoperative day, VAS visual analogue scale, ROM range of motion, HSS hospital for special surgery knee score, DVT deep vein thrombosis, PE pulmonary embolism
- *P values calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test
- †presented as number and the P-values were calculated by chi-square and Fisher exact test
