Combined treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with partial splenic embolization and transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization

Table 3 Follow-up results of PLT counts (× 10⁹/L)

Time	Group A		Group B		P-value2
	mean ± SD	P-value1	mean ± SD	P-value1
Pre-treatment	45.95 ± 9.49		45.02 ± 8.96		0.723
Post-treatment
1 wk	169.21 ± 26.55	< 0.001	28.56 ± 5.11	< 0.001	< 0.001
2 wk	136.50 ± 13.12	< 0.001	26.62 ± 7.31	< 0.001	< 0.001
1 mo	133.46 ± 16.21	< 0.001	27.46 ± 6.29	< 0.001	< 0.001
2 mo	125.73 ± 18.35	< 0.001	31.06 ± 6.70	< 0.001	< 0.001
3 mo	119.86 ± 12.43	< 0.001	33.15 ± 6.91	< 0.001	< 0.001

¹Comparison of PLT counts before and after treatment at different time points within each group;

²Comparison of PLT counts between the two groups at different time points determined with t-test.