From: Comparative study on the selection of drainage methods in posterior lumbar interbody fusion
 | Natural pressure drainage group | Negative pressure drainage group | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, year | 54.72 ± 11.63 | 52.56 ± 10.76 | 0.106a |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.051c |
 Male | 73 | 59 |  |
 Female | 65 | 84 |  |
Height, cm | 167.67 ± 7.80 | 166.31 ± 7.43 | 0.102b |
Weight, kg | 67.41 ± 10.89 | 67.81 ± 11.15 | 0.431b |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | 23.88 ± 3.00 | 24.49 ± 3.19 | 0.054b |
Disease types | Â | Â | 0.752c |
 Spondylolisthesis | 19 | 21 |  |
 Lumbar spinal stenosis | 90 | 97 |  |
 Lumbar disc herniation with lumbar instability | 29 | 25 |  |
 Degenerative scoliosis | 0 | 0 |  |
Blood pressure on the day of surgery, mmHg | 127 ± 14 / 81 ± 10 | 127 ± 15 / 82 ± 10 | 0.994 / 0.792b |
Preoperative albumin, g·L− 1 | 40.88 ± 3.23 | 41.25 ± 3.16 | 0.164b |
Preoperative hemoglobin, g·L− 1 | 146.66 ± 15.93 | 145.10 ± 15.74 | 0.411a |
Preoperative platelets, 109·L− 1 | 223.88 ± 50.01 | 228.56 ± 52.16 | 0.599b |
Preoperative prothrombin time, s | 11.20 ± 0.86 | 11.06 ± 0.74 | 0.215b |
Intraoperative blood loss, ml | 386.59 ± 82.73 | 387.41 ± 100.60 | 0.861b |