Table 1 Baseline characteristics of randomised and non-randomised patients
From: Tranexamic acid alters the immunophenotype of phagocytes after lower limb surgery
Characteristics (randomised patients) | Placebo (n = 4) | TXA (n = 5) | p value (Mann-Whitney U Test) | ||
n | % | n | % | ||
Female sex | 1 | 25 | 4 | 80 | 0.21 |
Hip replacement | 3 | 75 | 3 | 60 | > 0.99 |
Infection within 30 days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Diabetes mellitus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Age (a, mean ± SEM) | 68.8 ± 4.1 | 61.6 ± 1.2 | 0.21 | ||
Characteristics (non-randomised patients) | All TXA (n = 10) | ||||
n | % | ||||
Female sex | 7 | 70 | |||
Hip replacement | 7 | 70 | |||
Infection within 30 days | 1 | 10 | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 1 | 10 | |||
Age (a, mean ± SEM) | 62.1 ± 3.1 | ||||