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13 June 2021: Clinical Research

Hemorheological Alteration in Patients with Cirrhosis Clinically Diagnosed with Portal Vein System Thrombosis After Splenectomy

Long Huang ABCEF* , Qingsheng Yu AEF , Hui Peng CDE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931157

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931157

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of included patients, n (%).

VariablePVST group (n=30)Control group (n=20)
Sex
 Male16 (53.3)12 (60.0)
 Female14 (46.7)8 (40.0)
Age (years, mean±SD)30.5±13.532.9±14.8
Degree of splenomegaly
 Slight12 (40.0)9 (45.0)
 Moderate11 (36.7)8 (40.0)
 Severe7 (23.3)3 (15.0)
Child-Pugh grade
 Child A15 (41.7)10 (50.0)
 Child B13 (53.3)9 (18.0)
 Child C2 (5.0)1 (5.0)
Location of thrombus
 MPV/PB13 (43.3)NA
 SV4 (13.3)NA
 MPV/PB+SMV2 (6.7)NA
 MPV/PB+SV5 (16.7)NA
 MPV/PB+SMV+SV6 (20.0)NA
Operation time (min)255.5±83.5223.5±75.3
Blood loss (ml)293.5±180.5275.8±175.6
Complication
 Bleeding1 (3.3)1 (5.0)
 Ascites4 (13.3)1 (5.0)
 Encephalopathy01 (5.0)
 PVST30 (100.0)0
 Incisional infection1 (3.3)1 (5.0)
PVST – portal vein system thrombosis; MPV/PB – main portal vein/portal branch; SMV – superior mesenteric vein; SV – splenic vein; NA – not applicable.

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