Efficacy of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in treating cirrhotic esophageal-gastric variceal bleeding

Table 4 Comparison of serum parameters between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Item		Study group (n = 50)	Control group (n = 42)	t	P value
PLT (× 109/L)	Preoperatively	84.37 ± 16.38	85.19 ± 15.92	0.242	0.809
	Postoperatively	134.17 ± 22.35a	115.64 ± 19.15a	4.225	0.001
RBC (× 1012/L)	Preoperatively	3.21 ± 0.72	3.18 ± 0.73	0.198	0.844
	Postoperatively	3.31 ± 0.65	3.29 ± 0.67	0.145	0.885
WBC (× 109/L)	Preoperatively	4.41 ± 0.75	4.39 ± 0.76	0.127	0.900
	Postoperatively	5.54 ± 0.92a	5.08 ± 0.86a	2.461	0.016

^aP < 0.05 compared to preoperative values.

PLT: Platelet count; RBC: Red blood cell count; WBC: White blood cell count.