Table 3.

Postoperative fever and white blood cell counts of the modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection and open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection groups

Variable	MLSD (n = 44)	OSD (n = 71)	P value
Postoperative fever, mean ± SD, d	4.09 ± 3.16	6.89 ± 3.55	< 0.0001
No fever, n	7	2	0.029
WBC 0 d, mean ± SD, 109/L	2.89 ± 1.65	3.07 ± 1.85	0.596
WBC 1 d, median (range), 109/L	11.45 (5.2-17.4)	16.9 (6.1-33.90)	< 0.0001
WBC 3 d, mean ± SD, 109/L	11.63 ± 3.29	13.72 ± 4.67	0.011
WBC 7 d, median (range), 109/L	8.4 (5-23.1)	9.5 (4.9-38)	0.035
Normal WBC, 1 d, n	15	3	< 0.0001
Normal WBC, 3 d, n	14	10	0.023
Normal WBC, 7 d, n	36	39	0.003

MLSD: Modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; OSD: Open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; Postoperative fever, the number of days of postoperative body temperature > 38.0 °C; WBC: White blood cell count; day 0: Day of admission; day 1: Postoperative day 1; day 3: Postoperative day 3; day 7: Postoperative day 7.