Table 1.

Pre- and post-TPE laboratory parameters.

S.N.	Parameters	Pre-TPE			Post-TPE			p Value
		Mean	SD	SE	Mean	SD	SE
1	Platelet count (per microliter)	98,467	70,427	10,499	72,289	49,652	7402	0.0004
2	Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	38.36	19.55	2.91	26.96	13.88	2.07	0.0001
3	Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	21.60	11.45	1.71	15.33	9.15	1.36	0.0001
4	Indirect bilirubin (mg/dL)	16.78	9.42	1.40	11.61	6.14	0.92	0.0001
5	AST (IU/L)	235.20	209.30	31.21	134.30	91.46	13.63	0.0009
6	ALT (IU/L)	139.20	146.20	21.83	80.56	99.89	14.89	0.0057
7	Prothombin time (s)	31.93	14.54	2.17	18.59	5.31	0.79	0.0001
8	INR	2.81	1.42	0.21	1.62	0.48	0.07	0.0001
9	Serum ferritin (ng/ml)	7902	5976	1725	2497	2231	644	0.0046
10	MELD score	33.78	8.37	1.25	26.47	6.62	0.99	0.0001
11	Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	1.17	1.19	0.18	1.14	1.22	0.18	0.7151