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Table 2

Comparison of various outcome measures.

Characteristics IA n = 100 IV n = 100 P value
Pre-operative Data
 Pre-operative hemoglobin (g/dL) 12.20 ± 1.12 12.12 ± 1.20 0.606
 Pre-operative hematocrit (%) 37.18 ± 1.22 37.19 ± 1.20 0.953
Post-operative data
 Post-operative hemoglobin (g/dL) 9.93 ± 1.14 9.87 ± 1.26 0.724
 Post-operative hematocrit (%) 34.8 ± 1.66 34.73 ± 1.27 0.594
 Fall in hemoglobin (g/dL) 2.27 ± 0.34 2.25 ± 0.30 0.587
 Fall in hematocrit (%) 2.34 ± 0.94 2.46 ± 0.28 0.216

Independent sample t-test, observed difference was statistically insignificant.

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