Table 3 Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative parameters compared between the two groups

Preoperative parameters

  Duration before surgery (days)

0.52

  Median (IQR)

8 (6,11)

8 (5,15.5)

Preoperative Hematocrit (%)*

0.031

  Median (IQR)

33.3 (30.1,38.2)

32.3 (28.7,34.4)

Preoperative Platelet (10⁹/L)

0.131

  Median (IQR)

270 (202,366)

311 (250.5,382)

Intraoperative parameters

  Operative time (minutes)*

< 0.001

  Median (IQR)

355 (267,435)

247.5 (195,310)

  Total blood loss (ml)

0.468

  Median (IQR)

350 (200,500)

400 (200,725)

  Blood transfusion (ml)

0.06

  Median (IQR)

0 (0,198)

0 (0,249)

Postoperative parameters

  Volume of drainage (ml)*

0.003

  Median (IQR)

80 (30,140)

120 (51.5,250)

  Duration of admission (days)

0.875

  Median (IQR)

16 (12,21)

15.5 (11.8,22.8)