Table 5 Baseline characteristics of patients with or without DVT in patients receiving TKA
DVT (+) | DVT (-) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 314 | n = 980 | ||
Age, ≧75 years | 185 (58.9%) | 512 (52.2%) | 0.039 |
Female gender | 274 (87.3%) | 799 (81.5%) | 0.019 |
History of venous thrombosis | 6 (1.9%) | 10 (1.0%) | 0.169 |
e-GFR, <60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 | 86 (27.5%) | 245 (25.1%) | 0.392 |
Body mass index, ≧30 kg/m2 | 31 (9.9%) | 118 (12.1%) | 0.287 |
General anesthesia | 199 (63.4%) | 702 (71.6%) | 0.006 |
Use of tourniquet | 308 (98.1%) | 936 (95.5%) | 0.039 |
Operation time, ≧120 minutes | 167 (53.2%) | 562 (57.3%) | 0.196 |
Use of foot pump | 241 (76.8%) | 698 (71.2%) | 0.056 |
Use of elastic stocking | 267 (85.0%) | 828 (84.5%) | 0.817 |
Medications | |||
  Unfractionated heparin | 24 (7.6%) | 48 (4.9%) | 0.065 |
  Enoxaparin | 59 (18.8%) | 164 (16.7%) | 0.401 |
  Fondaparinux | 61 (19.4%) | 299 (30.5%) | <0.0001 |
  Others | 12 (3.8%) | 33 (3.4%) | 0.702 |