Research Article

Comparison of the Effect of Different Local Analgesia Administration Techniques in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study

Table 1

Demographic data of the IAI, PAI, and control groups.

Control groupPAI groupIAI group value

Number of patients (hips)112 (113)85 (87)81 (81)
Females, n (%)95 (85)77 (91)72 (89)0.5533
Age (years)65.3 ± 8.865.9 ± 10.366.0 ± 10.30.8767
BMI (kg/m2)24.1 ± 3.224.2 ± 4.924.2 ± 5.00.8742
Operative time (min)47.8 ± 9.051.1 ± 19.947.5 ± 7.80.7198
Intraoperative blood loss (g)244.3 ± 90.0248.6 ± 119.1224.2 ± 88.00.1350
Postoperative blood loss (g)164.3 ± 133.1149.0 ± 98.5133.1 ± 99.70.2283

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. PAI, periarticular injection; IAI, intra-articular injection; BMI, body mass index.