Research Article
Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty and Perioperative Blood Testing
Table 1
Summary of patient demographics and findings. Unless otherwise stated, values shown are mean (range).
| Number of patients | 107 | Number of males (; %) | 98 (92%) | Age | 50.9 yrs (28.7–66.2 yrs) | Preoperative haemoglobin | 148.2 g/L (121–171 g/L) | Postoperative haemoglobin | 118.1 g/L (92–149 g/L) | Hb drop | 30.1 g/L (12–53 g/L) | Percentage Hb drop | 20.3% (8.0–33.3%) | Preoperative albumin | 45.6 g/L (34–52 g/L) | Postoperative albumin | 36.7 g/L (32–44 g/L) | Albumin drop | 8.9 g/L (−1–16 g/L) | Percent albumin drop | 19.3% (−2.9–32.7%) | Patients requiring blood transfusion | 1 | Length of stay | 3.5 days (1–7 days) |
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