Table 4 Incidences of bleeding in patients receiving joint replacement
TKA | THA | |
|---|---|---|
n = 1,294 (%) | n = 868 (%) | |
All bleeding events, n (%) | 46/1,294 (3.6) | 31/868 (3.6) |
Major bleeding | 15/1,294 (1.2) | 20/868 (2.3) |
  Bleeding in critical organ | 1/1,294 (0.1) | 0/868 (0) |
  Bleeding leading to reoperation | 0/1,294 (0) | 0/868 (0) |
  Bleeding requiring of ≧1 unit of transfusion | 14/1,294 (1.1) | 20/868 (2.3) |
  Bleeding contributing to death | 0/1,294 (0) | 0/868 (0) |
Minor bleeding | 31/1,294 (2.4) | 11/868 (1.3) |