Research Article
Enhanced Recovery Protocol Reduces Transfusion Requirements and Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing an Elective Arthroplasty Procedure
| | Traditional protocol () | Enhanced protocol () |
| Thromboembolic complications | | | PE | 2 (0.3%) | 2 (0.3%) | DVT | 7 (1.1%) | 5 (0.8%) | Other cardiovascular complications | 2 (0.3%) | 3 (0.5%) | Cerebrovascular complications | 3 (0.5%) | 1 (0.2%) | Other complications | | | Pneumonia | 13 (2.0%) | 8 (1.3%) | Haematoma | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | Wound infection | 8 (1.3%) | 7 (1.1%) | Gastric ulcer | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) |
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Note: there is no significant difference for all complications between the traditional protocol and enhanced protocol (Chi-square test).
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