Effect of thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusion on outcomes of acute variceal bleeding in patients with chronic liver disease

Table 2 Rebleed rates at 5 days and 42 days, and mortality at 42 days in cirrhosis patients with platelet counts < 20 × 10⁹/L, 20-50 × 10⁹/L and > 50 × 10⁹/L

Characteristics	Total (n = 913)	Platelet count < 20 × 109/L (n = 23)	Platelet count 20-50 × 109/L (n = 168)	Platelet count > 50 × 109/L (n = 722)	P value
Rebleed at 5 d	48 (5.3)	3 (13.0)	11 (6.5)	34 (4.7)	0.150
Rebleed at 42 d	138 (15.1)	5 (21.7)	29 (17.3)	104 (14.4)	0.433
Death at 42 d	166 (18.2)	3 (13.0)	39 (23.2)	124 (17.2)	0.153

All values are represented as n (%).