Table 2 perioperative characteristics of patients utilizing tourniquet or not
Variable | Group A (Tourniquet group) (N = 50) | Group B (Non-tourniquet group) (N = 50) | Group C (Tourniquet in cementation) group (N = 50) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Surgical information | ||||
Surgical time | 76.60 ± 8.72 | 79.30 ± 8.21 | 80.70 ± 10.15 | 0.07 |
Tourniquet time | 61.00 ± 6.55 b | – | 10.20 ± 1.92 | < 0.05 |
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 70.20 ± 36.62 a,b | 159.80 ± 28.32 & | 137.40 ± 38.16 | < 0.05 |
Drain volume (ml) | 218.26 ± 102.37 a,b | 77.80 ± 26.05 | 101.40 ± 35.91 | < 0.05 |
Total blood loss (ml) | 611.02 ± 299.22 | 695.10 ± 333.43 | 666.88 ± 485.03 | 0.53 |
No. of patients given transfusion (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Postoperative laboratory values | ||||
Postop. Hemoglobin (g/L) | 109.32 ± 14.82 | 104.06 ± 15.17 | 104.84 ± 13.78 | 0.15 |
Postop. Hematocrit (%) | 0.33 ± 0.04 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.32 |
Post. CRP (mg/L) | 126.65 ± 67.41 a | 79.08 ± 53.05 & | 105.21 ± 26.36 | < 0.05 |
Post. ESR (mm/L) | 70.64 ± 11.96 a | 45.02 ± 10.98 & | 66.18 ± 28.27 | < 0.05 |
Post. IL-6 (pg/ml) | 133.67 ± 46.25 a | 77.29 ± 80.65 & | 106.75 ± 108.09 | < 0.05 |
Post. CK (IU/L) | 226.66 ± 103.03 a | 158.08 ± 100.72 | 196.92 ± 93.94 | < 0.05 |
Post. Length of hospital stay | 4.42 ± 1.23 a,b | 3.50 ± 0.54 & | 3.70 ± 0.91 | < 0.05 |
Post. Range of motion (3 days) | 100 ± 5 a,b | 104 ± 6 | 103 ± 6 | < 0.05 |
Post. Range of motion (3 months) | 111 ± 9 | 111 ± 8 | 112 ± 9 | 0.90 |
Post. VAS (1 day) | 3.70 ± 1.18 a | 3.08 ± 1.05 | 3.44 ± 1.11 | 0.02 |
Post. VAS (3 days) | 2.28 ± 0.61 a | 1.80 ± 0.53 | 1.86 ± 0.67 | < 0.05 |
Post. HSS score | 83.96 ± 3.24 | 84.16 ± 2.92 | 83.94 ± 3.71 | 0.94 |