Table 2: Summary of data for ABN vs. Conventional Guides for Blood Loss and Operative Time.
|
Author & Year |
Sample Size |
Level of Evidence |
Conclusion |
|
Ueyama et al., 2018 [31] |
159 |
III |
No requirement for blood transfusion and no increase in operative time |
|
Moo et al., 2018 [29] |
60 |
III |
No difference in transfusion incidence of duration of surgery |
|
Kawaguchi et al., 2017 [24] |
67 |
III |
Decreased blood loss with no difference in duration of surgery |
|
Goh et al., 2018 [26] |
114 |
II |
No difference in duration of surgery |
|
Ikawa et al., 2017 [10] |
241 |
I |
No requirement for blood transfusion. Distal femoral resection time was longer 5.6 minutes vs. 2.9 minutes |
|
Gharaibeh et al., 2017 [23] |
179 |
I |
No difference in duration of surgery |