| Group | t* | P value | ||||
Treatment (N = 32) | Placebo (N = 32) | ||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
Hb | 10.81 | 0.81 | 9.33 | 0.65 | 8.06 | <0.001 | |
Ht | 32.42 | 2.43 | 28.10 | 1.98 | 7.79 | <0.001 | |
Pulse | 90.25 | 4.02 | 94.69 | 7.58 | 2.92 | 0.01 | |
Pads | 149.22 | 54.74 | 353.75 | 115.56 | 9.05 | <0.001 | |
| N | % | N | % | Chi Square test | P value | |
Drain | yes | 1 | 3.1% | 4 | 12.5% | 1.95** | 0.36 |
no | 31 | 96.9% | 28 | 87.5% | |||
need for blood transfusion | yes | 0 | .0% | 3 | 9.4% | 3.15** | 0.24 |
no | 32 | 100.0% | 29 | 90.6% |