Table 5 Multiple comparisons of edema and indicators of blood loss values across moments: pre-operative (pre-op) or post-operative (post-op). Bonferroni’s multiplicity adjustment or acontrast difference pre and post-op between groups
Variable | Comparison | Mean difference | Standard error | Degrees of freedom | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thigh circumference (cm) | Enoxaparin post-op - Enoxaparin pre-op | 1.44 | 0.17 | 1 | < 0.001 | |
Mechanical post-op - Mechanical pre-op | 1.26 | 0.17 | 1 | < 0.001 | ||
Enoxaparin pre-op - Mechanical pre-op | −0.63 | 0.90 | 1 | > 0.999 | ||
Enoxaparin post-op - Mechanical post-op | − 0.45 | 0.90 | 1 | > 0.999 | ||
Enoxaparin (post-pre) - Mechanical (post-pre)a | 0.19 | 0.28 | 143 | 0.509 | ||
Leg circumference (cm) | Enoxaparin post-op - Enoxaparin pre-op | 2.14 | 0.17 | 1 | < 0.001 | |
Mechanical post-op - Mechanical pre-op | 1.32 | 0.17 | 1 | < 0.001 | ||
Enoxaparin pre-op - Mechanical pre-op | −0.14 | 0.55 | 1 | > 0.999 | ||
Enoxaparin post-op - Mechanical post-op | 0.68 | 0.55 | 1 | > 0.999 | ||
Enoxaparin (post-pre) - Mechanical (post-pre)a | 0.83 | 0.26 | 143 | 0.002 | ||
Ankle circumference (cm) | Enoxaparin post-op - Enoxaparin pre-op | 1.53 | 0.12 | 1 | < 0.001 | |
Mechanical post-op - Mechanical pre-op | 0.21 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.447 | ||
Enoxaparin pre-op - Mechanical pre-op | 0.16 | 0.32 | 1 | > 0.999 | ||
Enoxaparin post-op - Mechanical post-op | 1.47 | 0.32 | 1 | < 0.001 | ||
Enoxaparin (post-pre) - Mechanical (post-pre)a | 1.32 | 0.17 | 143 | < 0.001 | ||
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | Enoxaparin pre-op - Enoxaparin post-op | 3.04 | 0.13 | 1 | < 0.001 | |
Mechanical pre-op - Mechanical post-op | 2.41 | 0.13 | 1 | < 0.001 | ||
Enoxaparin pre-op - Mechanical pre-op | 0.62 | 0.20 | 1 | 0.013 | ||
Enoxaparin post-op - Mechanical post-op | −0.01 | 0.20 | 1 | > 0.999 | ||
Enoxaparin (pre-post) - Mechanical (pre-post)a | 0.63 | 0.18 | 143 | 0.001 | ||
Hematocrit (%) | Enoxaparin pre-op - Enoxaparin post-op | 9.74 | 0.42 | 1 | < 0.001 | |
Mechanical pre-op - Mechanical post-op | 7.75 | 0.42 | 1 | < 0.001 | ||
Enoxaparin pre-op - Mechanical pre-op | 1.78 | 0.61 | 1 | 0.021 | ||
Enoxaparin post-op - Mechanical post-op | −0.21 | 0.61 | 1 | > 0.999 | ||
Enoxaparin (pre-post) - Mechanical (pre-post)a | 1.99 | 0.60 | 143 | 0.001 | ||