Group I

Group II

P

Blood loss (ml)

1.750 ± 655

1.690 ± 825

0.28

Transfused patients

30 (60%)

32 (64%)

0.12

Patients with blood loss exceeded 15%

15 (30%)

17 (34%)

0.31

No of transfused units

3.97 ± 1.64

2.42 ± 1.38

0.02

No of saved units

0.37 ± 0.55

1.55 ± 0.90

<0.001