Table 1 Total Cohort Demographics/Post-operative outcomes

n=

46

54

Gender

Male

16

20

0.84

Female

30

33

Mean Age

71.0 ± 11.5

66.0 ± 10.3

0.03

Mean BMI

30.4 ± 6.6

30.1 ± 5.2

0.81

Mean ASA

2.8 ± 0.6

2.5 ± 0.6

0.01

Pre-op Hb

11.4 ± 2.0

12.1 ± 1.7

0.07

Total Blood Loss

348.9 ± 219.7

253.6 ± 152.2

0.02

Length of Stay (days)

5.7 ± 3.3

3.5 ± 1.8

< 0.001

Transfusions (units)

2.5 ± 2.0

1.2 ± 1.7

< 0.001

Drain outputs (total)

347.4 ± 261.8

273.6 ± 308.0

0.24

Complications

8 (17.4 %)

8 (14.8 %)

0.79