Age in years. mean (SD ) |
19-86. mean 58.90(19.06) |
|
Gender (number) (%) |
|
- female |
8 (38.09) |
- male |
13 (61.90) |
|
ASA* Score (number) (%) |
|
- ASA II |
4 (19.05) |
- ASA III |
14 (66.67) |
- ASA IV |
3 (14.28) |
|
Type of surgery (number) (%) |
|
- general surgery |
7 (33.33) |
- orthopaedics |
9 (42.85) |
- multiple trauma |
5 (23.80) |
|
Emergency vs elective (number) (%) |
|
- emergency |
11 (52.38) |
- elective |
10 (47.61) |
|
Surgery duration in minutes; mean (SD) |
|
- general surgery |
172.85( 57.74) |
- orthopaedics |
155.62(41.18) |
- multiple trauma |
88 (41.66) |
|
Intraoperative bleeding in mL; mean (SD) |
|
- general surgery |
745.71 (405.28) |
- orthopaedics |
653.7 (453.26) |
- multiple trauma |
610 (111.35) |
|
Haemoglobin variation in g/dL (mean (SD) |
|
- preoperative |
11.78 (2.27) |
- intraoperative |
10.27 (1.81) |
- pre-iron administration |
8.51( 0.95) |
- post-iron administration at 48 hours (I) |
8.65 (0.91) |
- post-iron administration at 72 hours (II) |
8.84( 0.86) |
|
Length of stay in hospital in days. |
5 – 23 (mean = 10) |