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Table 2 Preoperative demographic data of the patients

From: Optimizing surgical field visualization in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial comparing esmarch bandages and simple leg elevation

 

EM group

(n = 50)

LE grouop

(n = 50)

p-value

Age a (years)

70.1 ± 6.9

69.0 ± 7.0

0.42

Genderb (male: female)

9: 41

7: 43

0.59

Surgical sideb (left: right)

28: 22

22: 28

0.23

BMIa (kg/m2)

25.4 ± 2.6

24.5 ± 2.5

0.09

ASAb (I: II: III)

0: 35: 15

4: 35: 11

0.10

Underlying disease

   

 Hypertensionb

39

31

0.08

 Diabetes mellitusb

8

7

0.78

 Dyslipidemiab

25

32

0.16

 Othersb

11

9

0.71

Thigh circumferencea (cm)

42.5 ± 3.1

42.5 ± 4.3

0.99

Knee circumferencea (cm)

37.7 ± 2.6

37.9 ± 2.8

0.71

Calf circumferencea (cm)

32.6 ± 2.7

32.5 ± 3.3

0.86

Mechanical axisa (o)

varus 10.3 ± 10.1

varus 9.5 ± 6.3

0.67

Preoperative KSSa

41.8 ± 12.1

43.5 ± 13.6

0.53

Hemoglobina (g/dL)

12.8 ± 0.9

12.7 ± 1.1

0.88

Hematocrita (%)

38.7 ± 2.8

38.6 ± 3.0

0.86

  1. a presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. b presented as number of knees
  3. BMI = body mass index, ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, KSS = knee society score