Severe thrombocytopenia before liver transplantation is associated with delayed recovery of thrombocytopenia regardless of donor type

Figure 2 Change in platelet counts during the 5 years after OLT (mean ± SE). A: In both LDLT and CDLT, the platelet counts within 1 mo after OLT increased significantly (^bP < 0.001). The increase of platelet counts within first 1 mo after OLT was significantly larger than the later periods (P < 0.001). Platelet counts in LDLT and CDLT did not differ significantly during the 5 years after OLT (P = 0.437, repeated-measures ANOVA); B: In patients with severe preoperative thrombocytopenia (< 50 000/μL), donor type also did not affect the recovery of platelet count after the OLT (P = 0.541).