Table 3.
Laboratory data
| Died (N = 20) |
Survived (N = 126) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| At diagnosis | |||
| White blood cell count (× 103/μL) | 6.0 (10.2–1.8) | 9.7 (13.9–5.6) | 0.138 |
| Platelet count (× 104/μL) | 24.0 (31.6–16.5) | 23.1 (30.3–15.9) | 0.896 |
| Prothrombin time (INR) | 1.05 (1.16–0.94) | 1.09 (1.19–0.99) | 0.796 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 2.6 (3.2–2.0) | 3.3 (3.9–2.7) | 0.009 |
| Postoperative | |||
| White blood cell count (× 103/μL) | 3.2 (6.5–0.1) | 8.6 (14.1–3.2) | 0.006 |
| Decrease from diagnosis (%) | 42.4 (67.6–17.2) | 12.5 (40.2–15) | 0.028 |
| Platelet count (× 104/μL) | 14.5 (18.2–10.8) | 18.2 (24.1–12.4) | 0.035 |
| Decrease from diagnosis (%) | 39.3 (49.9–28.6) | 15.1 (26.9–3.2) | < 0.001 |
| Prothrombin time (INR) | 1.28 (1.62–1.13) | 1.24 (1.44–1.10) | 0.288 |
Values are expressed as the median (interquartile) or the number (percent)