Table 7 Clinical Characteristics of Patients Who Required Postoperative Potassium Supplementation
From: Re-evaluating the necessity of routine laboratory tests after high tibial osteotomy surgery
Factor | Treatment Group (n = 17) | No Treatment Group (n = 465) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 54.00 ± 6.86 | 53.29 ± 5.89 | 0.627 |
Sex (n) | 0.159 | ||
Male | 7 | 318 | |
Female | 10 | 147 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.30 ± 3.74 | 23.16 ± 2.94 | 0.852 |
Smoking: n(%) | 1(5.9 %) | 135(29.0 %) | 0.051 |
Alcohol use: n(%) | 1(5.9 %) | 95(20.4 %) | 0.216 |
Diabetes mellitus: n(%) | 2(11.8 %) | 31(6.7 %) | 0.327 |
High blood pressure: n(%) | 3(17.6 %) | 63(13.5 %) | 0.716 |
Preoperative Potassium (g/L) | 3.68 ± 0.53 | 4.10 ± 0.38 | 0.006 |
Estimated blood loss (mL) | 264.71 ± 158.87 | 242.37 ± 105.41 | 0.401 |
Operative time (minutes) | 136.59 ± 11.24 | 147.25 ± 25.51 | 0.002 |