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Table 3 Postoperative hemoglobin drop compared among 3 groups

From: Tranexamic acid in a periarticular multimodal cocktail injection for blood management in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized study

 

IV TXA

(n=80)

PAMC TXA

(n=80)

Combined

(n=80)

P value a

Hb drop (g/dL)

2.56 ± 1.07

2.55 ± 0.86

2.13 ± 0.77

0.004

Post hoc test b

 IV TXA

-

0.999 c

0.010 d

 

 PAMC TXA

0.999 c

-

0.011 e

 

 Combined

0.010 d

0.011 e

-

 
  1. IV intravenous, PAMC peri-articular multimodal cocktail, TXA tranexamic acid, Hb hemoglobin
  2. a Using one-way ANOVA for comparison among groups
  3. b Using Turkey’s test for pair wise comparison
  4. c group 1 vs group 2
  5. d group 1 vs group 3
  6. e group 2 vs group 3
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