Table 4.

Effects of pretreatment with eltrombopag on the prevalence of perioperative bleeding and platelet transfusions

Groups	Case number	Procedure	Bleeding	Platelet transfusion	Days after end of treatment	Platelet count (/μL)
						Baseline	Pre-procedure	Post-procedure
12.5 mg	11	Partial hepatectomy, splenectomy, cholecystectomy	Yes	Yesa	8	42,000	46,000	194,000
	31	Radiofrequency ablation	No	No	3	43,000	173,000	178,000
25 mg	5	Radiofrequency ablation	No	No	13	48,000	217,000	152,000
	6	Tooth extraction	No	No	9	45,000	387,000	382,000
		Tooth extraction	No	No	13	45,000	387,000	382,000
	32	Liver biopsy	No	No	1	46,000	146,000	142,000
37.5 mg	51	Radiofrequency ablation	No	No	6	37,000	126,000	183,000

^aPlatelet transfusion was performed prior to invasive procedures