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)