Table 1 Demographics of patients and surgical characteristics.

From: A prophylactic TXA administration effectively reduces the risk of intraoperative bleeding during open management of pelvic and acetabular fractures

 

Group I

Group II

P

Number of patients

157

149

 

Age (years)

46.21 ± 33

44.67 ± 16

0.31

Sex (percentage of male)

57.96%

54.36%

0.23

 Mechanism of injury

 Fall from height, n (%)

21 (13.37%)

19 (12.75%)

0.37

 Pedestrian hit by motor vehicle, n (%)

43 (27.38%)

46 (30.87%)

0.56

 Motor vehicle collision n (%)

56 (35.66%)

53 (35.57%)

0.5

 Motorcycle collision n (%)

30 (19.10%)

26 (17.44%)

0.31

 Other n (%)

7 (4.45%)

5 (3.35)

0.47

 BMI (mean ± SD)

17.48 ± 1.76

17.23 ± 1.84

0.35

 Isolated pelvic ring fracture, n (%)

29 (18.47%)

23 (15.43%)

0.55

 Isolated acetabular fracture, n (%)

84 (53.50%)

61 (40.93)

0.43

 Combined pelvic and acetabular fracture, n (%)

44 (28.02%)

65 (43.62%)

0.11

Surgical approach

0.31

 Anterior approach

116 (74.11%)

108 (72.48%)

 

 Posterior approach

25 (15.92%)

22 (14.76%)

 

 Combined anterior and posterior approach

16 (10.19%)

19 (12.75%)

 

 Concomitant orthopedic injuries managed operatively, n (%)

127 (80.89%)

122 (81.87%)

0.67