Table 2.

Clinical data of patients who underwent PSE or splenectomy

	Before PSE or splenectomy (n = 28)	After PSE or splenectomy (n = 28)	P value
White blood cells (/mm3)	3,410 ± 1,268	5,126 ± 1,337	<0.0001
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	12.5 ± 2.2	12.2 ± 1.9	0.3736
Platelet count (×104/mm3)	6.0 ± 1.4	16.7 ± 5.1	<0.0001
AST (IU/l)	58.0 ± 24.2	65.5 ± 31.6	0.0849
ALT (IU/l)	54.8 ± 24.9	54.9 ± 32.3	0.7155
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	1.2 ± 0.5	0.9 ± 0.5	0.0004
Albumin (g/dl)	3.7 ± 0.5	3.7 ± 0.4	0.8030
PT percentage activity (%)	80.6 ± 13.2	84.2 ± 9.2	0.0153

AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase