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Table 5 Comparison between perioperative febrile-related factors of the afebrile group and febrile group (THA)

From: Characteristics and risk factors of fever after total joint arthroplasty: a single-center retrospective study

Factor

Afebrile group(n = 92)

Febrile group(n = 46)

t value

p value

Surgical time (min), mean ± SD

80.39 ± 20.85

80.96 ± 20.54

0.151

0.880

Postoperative drainage volume(ml), mean ± SD

171.43 ± 123.30

174.48 ± 188.14

0.101

0.920

Fall in hemoglobin (g/L), mean ± SD

20.12 ± 10.29

25.95 ± 13.73

2.402

0.019

Pre-operative albumin(g/L), mean ± SD

41.51 ± 4.55

40.83 ± 4.62

0.825

0.411

Post-operative CRP(mg/L), mean ± SD

51.81 ± 38.98

94.31 ± 42.13

5.392

 < 0.001

Gender (male/female)

38/54

25/21

2.103

0.147

Hypertension (yes/no)

29/63

16/30

0.148

0.700

Diabetes (yes/no)

7/85

6/40

0.520

0.471

Transfusion (yes/no)

4/88

3/43

0.109

0.891

Urinary catheter (yes/no)

14/88

10/36

1.498

0.221

Anesthetic type(spinal/General)

31/61

11/35

1.386

0.239

Pre-operative albumin(g/L) (≥ 35 g/L, < 35 g/L)

85/7

41/5

0.103

0.749