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Table 2 Intraoperative Characteristics of Patients in Two Study Groups

From: Maintaining intraoperative normothermia reduces blood loss in patients undergoing major operations: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial

Variable Name

Passive Warming Group (n = 32)

Active Warming Group (n = 30)

p Value

Core temperature (tympanic membranes)

  < 36.00C, N (%) < 36.00C, N (%)

23 (71.8)

0 (0.0)

0.0000

  < 35.50C, N (%) < 35.50C, N (%)

12 (37.5)

0 (0.0)

0.0001

  < 35.00C, N (%) < 35.00C, N (%)

3 (9.4)

0 (0.0)

0.2384

Blood loss, mean ± std (ml)

 Total blood loss

681.5 ± 425.8

464.0 ± 324.1

0.0207

 Hip repacement

1035.4 ± 491.4

713.5 ± 341.4

 

 Thoracic surgery

469.2 ± 171.7

311.5 ± 199.0

 

Blood transfusion

 Transfused patient, N (%)

11 (34.4)

9 (30.0)

0.7124

 Volume, mean ± std (ml)

223.3 ± 351.0

137.1 ± 293.9

0.3008

 Reduction of hemoglobin, mean ± std (g/L)

28.6 ± 17.5

21.0 ± 9.9

0.0452

Platelet

 Preoperative, mean ± std (109/L)

210.6 ± 59.9

212.8 ± 40.0

0.8699

 Postoperative, mean ± std (109/L)

177.9 ± 50.6

177.8 ± 40.4

0.8839

Prothromin Time (PT)

 Preoperative, mean ± std (s)

11.6 ± 0.88

11.3 ± 0.58

0.0439

 Postoperative, mean ± std (s)

12.7 ± 0.9

12.6 ± 0.6

0.4158

International Normalized Ratio (INR)

 Preoperative, mean ± std

1.0 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.0623

 Postoperative, mean ± std

1.1 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.0815

Fibrinogen

 Preoperative, mean ± std (g/L)

3.4 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.9

0.3367

 Postoperative, mean ± std (g/L)

3.3 ± 0.8

3.8 ± 1.4

0.1247

Duration of surgery, mean ± std (min)

301.7 ± 98.4

248.3 ± 118.8

0.0579

Ambient temperature, mean ± std (°C)

21.1 ± 1.2

21.1 ± 1.2

0.9655

Intravenous fluid, mean ± std (ml)

2883.1 ± 1037.1

2652.3 ± 1048.7

0.3872

Urine output, mean ± std (ml)

948.4 ± 827.8

587.9 ± 603.8

0.0603

Irrigation fluid, mean ± std (ml)

3270.3 ± 1187.4

2898.2 ± 1315.9

0.2542