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Table 5 Postoperative non-thromboembolic complications for patients who underwent TKA with or without tourniquet use

From: The effects of tourniquet use on blood loss and perioperative complications in total knee arthroplasty

 

Tourniquet

Non-tourniquet

P value

Local complications

6/25

0/25

0.03 (Chi-square test)

Gastrointestinal complications

1/25

0/25

1.00 (Chi-square test)

Anterior knee pain

2/25

3/25

1.00 (Chi-square test)

Urinary tract infection

0/25

1/25

1.00 (Chi-square test)