Table 2 Surgery details by treatment group
Surgery details | Type | Levels or scale |
|---|---|---|
Time from randomisation to surgery | Integer | Days |
Theatre time | Integer | Minutes |
Type of surgery received | Binary | TKR or UKR; and whether this differs from what was planned at randomisation |
Number of staff present | Integer | Reported separately for anaesthetists, surgeons and nursing staff |
ASA grade | Categorical | Grade I, grade II and grade III |
Anaesthetic used | Categorical | General, neuraxial—spinal, neuraxial—epidural, block—femoral, block—sciatic, block—adductor canal, and block—lumbar plexus |
Intra-operative complications | Integer | Total number of complications and number of patients with at least one complication |