Table 1.

Platelet count before and at 6 months after Rex-bypass shunt operation in Group A and Group B

	PLT (109/L)		Z	P
	Group A	Group B
Pre-operation	79.00 (62.50, 92.50)	70.00 (53.50, 104.50)	0.243	0.808
Post-operation	295.00 (196.50, 363.00)	69.00 (59.00, 85.00)	3.169	0.002
Z	10.633
P	< 0.001