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Table 2 Intraoperative and total blood loss

From: The efficacy and safety of intravenous tranexamic acid in patients with posterior operation of multilevel thoracic spine stenosis: a prospective randomized controlled trial

 

TXA Group

Control Group

p value

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

455.9 ± 206.6

580.6 ± 224.3

0.020

Total blood loss (ml)

675.3 ± 170.3

936.8 ± 306.4

 < 0.001

48 h Hb reduction (g/L)

22.5 ± 3.4

25.3 ± 3.9

0.003

Need for blood transfusion

4

9

0.123

Mean number of blood unit transfused

2.5 ± 1.0

4.7 ± 2.4

0.045

Hospital stay after operation (d)

8.5 ± 2.9

10.3 ± 4.5

0.060

  1. TXA Tranexamic Acid, Hb hemoglobin