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

Table 4

Comparison of preoperative laboratory data among the three groups.

Laboratory dataPreoperative
Control groupPAI groupIAI group value95% confidence interval
(N = 113)(N = 87)(N = 81)

WBC (/μL)6019.4 ± 1653.65851.7 ± 1299.55639.5 ± 1308.7C versus P: 0.9420−500.0–400.0
C versus I: 0.4403−800.0–300.0
P versus I: 0.7511−700.0–300.0

AST (U/L)23.3 ± 14.222.3 ± 12.223.2 ± 11.9C versus P: 0.1170−3.0–0
C versus I: 0.5168−3.0–1.0
P versus I: 0.6517−1.0–2.0

ALT (U/L)20.5 ± 15.519.7 ± 13.521.8 ± 19.6C versus P: 0.5483−3.0–1.0
C versus I: 0.8612−3.0–2.0
P versus I: 0.9028−2.0–3.0

CK (U/L)102.6 ± 56.496.1 ± 92.2107.3 ± 118.9C versus P: 0.1407−22.0–3.0
C versus I: 0.8648−17.0–10.0
P versus I: 0.4645−6.0–20.0

BUN (mg/dL)17.2 ± 4.515.4 ± 4.615.6 ± 4.0C versus P: 0.0138−3.1–0.3
C versus I: 0.0320−2.9–0.1
P versus I: 0.9344−1.2–1.6

Cr (mg/dL)0.67 ± 0.170.62 ± 0.140.64 ± 0.14C versus P: 0.1635−0.08–0.01
C versus I: 0.7456−0.06–0.03
P versus I: 0.5656−0.03–0.07

CRP (mg/dL)0.14 ± 0.170.12 ± 0.150.14 ± 0.22C versus P: 0.9598−0.03–0.02
C versus I: 0.9631−0.03–0.02
P versus I: 0.9939−0.02–0.03

D-dimer (μg/mL)1.2 ± 0.71.1 ± 0.61.0 ± 0.6C versus P: 0.6273−0.16–0.07
C versus I: 0.3123−0.2–0.05
P versus I: 0.8705−0.15–0.1

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. PAI and P, periarticular injection; IAI and I, intra-articular injection; C, control; WBC, white blood cell count; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CK, creatine phosphokinase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; CRP, C-reactive protein.