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Table 7 Patients receiving hydroxyethyl starch

From: Low dose compared to variable dose Warfarin and to Fondaparinux as prophylaxis for thromboembolism after elective hip or knee replacement surgery; a randomized, prospective study

 

Arm A

Arm B

Arm C

A vs. B

A vs C

B vs C

 

n out of total

n out of total

n out of total

p-value

p-value

p-value

Hips

21 out of 53 (39.6 %)

18 out of 54 (33.3 %)

17 out of 52 (30.4 %)

0.500

0.461

0.944

Knees

1 out of 62 (12.5 %)

2 out of 63 (25 %)

5 out of 62 (62.5 %)

0.576

0.131

0.251

Total

22 out of 115 (19.1 %)

20 out of 117 (17.1 %)

22 out of 114 (19.3 %)

0.687

0.974

0.664