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

Table 4 Follow-up results of RBC counts (× 10¹²/L)

Time	Group A		Group B		P-value2
	mean ± SD	P-value1	mean ± SD	P-value1
Pre-treatment	3.02 ± 0.49		3.07 ± 0.51		0.75
Post-treatment
1 wk	2.84 ± 0.72	0.297	2.93 ± 0.56	0.375	0.639
2 wk	2.88 ± 0.54	0.325	2.97 ± 0.68	0.583	0.606
1 mo	2.81 ± 0.36	0.073	2.93 ± 0.71	0.442	0.430
2 mo	2.92 ± 0.42	0.418	2.85 ± 0.62	0.185	0.623
3 mo	3.04 ± 0.50	0.924	2.97 ± 0.47	0.439	0.644

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

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