Table 1: Parameters used to estimate blood loss in the group A and B.
| Parametres | Group A | Group B | P value |
| Number of patients | 42 | 42 | - |
| Preoperative Hb | 12.78 ± 1.59 | 13.37 ± 1.38 | 0.82 |
| Tourniquet Time (min) | 68.0 ± 1.35 | 89.7 ± 1.55 | 0.47 |
| Drainage (ml) | 199 ± 1.32 | 462 ± 1.72 | 0.16 |
| Postoperative Hb | 10.54 ± 1.54 | 10.21 ± 1.25 | 0.15 |
| Mean calculated overall blood loss (ml) | 780 ± 1.27 | 960 ± 1.63 | 0.22 |
| Transfusion | 4 | 6 | - |