Table 1 Preoperative and operative characteristics of study population
Variable | n = 103 (%) |
|---|---|
Preoperative anaemia | |
 No | 63 (61.2%) |
 Yes | 40 (38.8%) |
Status of surgical procedure | |
 Elective | 52 (50.5%) |
 Emergency | 51 (49.5%) |
Type of surgical procedure | |
 Major | 59 (57.3%) |
 Minor | 44 (43.7%) |
Type of anaesthesia | |
 General | 77 (74.8%) |
 Locoregional | 16 (15.5%) |
 Regional | 10 (9.7%) |
Estimated blood loss (ml) | |
 < 1000 | 94 (91.3%) |
 > 1000 | 9 (8.7%) |
Surgical wound class | |
 Non septic | 70 (68%) |
 Septic | 33 (32%) |
Perioperative transfusion | |
 No | 86 (83.5%) |
 Yes | 17 (16.5%) |
Duration of surgical procedure (h) | |
 ≤ 2 | 82 (79.6%) |
 > 2 | 21 (20.4%) |