Table 2 Bleeding after local thermal ablation by platelet count group.

From: Safety of local thermal ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with cirrhosis and severe thrombocytopenia

 

Overall

Group A

(> 50 × 109/L)

Group B

(30–50 × 109/L)

Group C

(≤ 30 × 109/L)

P Value

Bleeding after LTA

31/709 (4.4%)

21/539 (3.9%)

9/140 (6.4%)

1/30 (3.3%)

0.410

Bleeding by type of ablation

MWA

28/624 (4.5%)

20/472 (4.2%)

7/124 (5.6%)

1/28 (3.6%)

0.774

RFA

3/85 (3.5%)

1/67 (1.5%)

2/16 (12.5%)

0/2 (0%)

0.157

  1. Data are expressed as n/total (percentage). P < 0.05 is considered significant.
  2. Abbreviations: LTA, local thermal ablation; MWA, microwave ablation; RFA, radiofrequency ablation.
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