Research Article

Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Myomectomy-Associated Blood Loss among Patients with Uterine Myomas at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki: A Randomized Control Trial

Table 3

Type of anaesthesia, cadre of surgeons, uterine incision, and blood transfusion.

VariablesGroup A
(%)
Group B
(%)
value value

Type of anaesthesia
 General9 (0.30)7 (24.1)0.260.61
 Spinal21 (0.70)22 (75.9)
Cadre of surgeons0.290.59
 Consultant22 (73.3)23 (79.3)
 Senior registrar8 (26.7)6 (20.7)
Uterine incisions
 Anterior vertical20 (66.7)19 (65.5)2.360.50
 Anterior transverse3 (10.0)6 (20.7)
 Posterior vertical6 (20.0)3 (10.3)
 Posterior transverse1 (3.3)2 (6.9)
Blood transfusion
 Yes4 (13.3)16 (55.2)
 No26 (86.7)13 (44.8)11.520.002