Table 3. Coagulation and fibrinolytic parameters in patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis who have undergone surgical splenectomy or are non-operated.

Coagulation tests	Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis patients
	Non-operated	Splenectomized
Number of patients	55	45
Platelets Count (x103/mm3)	128.4 ± 12.0	254.1 ± 10***
PT (Sec)	19.3 ± 0.63	13.8 ± 0.63***
TT (Sec)	13.7 ± 0.21	13.9 ± 0.26
PTT (Sec)	37.9 ± 1.47	26.9 ± 0.16***
Fibrinogen (g/L)	2.62 ± 0.10	2.82 ± 1.2.1
Factor II (%)	66.5 ± 2.3	71.6 ± 1.6
Factor VII (%)	49.9 ± 2.5	65.0 ± 2.4***
Factor VIII (%)	90.5 ± 4.1	106 ± 6.3 *
Factor IX (%)	59.9± 2.4	82.7 ± 4.3***
Factor X (%)	63.7 ± 3.6	77.7 ± 3.7**
Protein C (%)	65.6 ± 2.8	77.6 ± 4.1**
Antithrombin IIa (%)	92.7 ± 3.5	96.2 ± 3.6

Values are expressed as mean ± standard error (SE) and compared by unpaired Student’s t- test

*P<0.05

**P<0.01

***P<0.0001.