Table 2.

Blood counts and plasma coagulation protein levels at baseline and 45 (±15) minutes after delivery of 24 patients with paired samples before and after delivery

Before deliveryAfter deliveryP value
Blood counts    
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 10.6 (9.8-11.5) 9.7 (9.2-10.3) <.0001 
Hematocrit (%) 32.0 (29.7-35.2) 30.0 (28.5-30.6) <.0001 
Platelets (×109/L) 192 (171-234) 170 (142-200) .0001 
Coagulation proteins    
TF (pg/mL) 20.6 (17.2-24.8) 18.3 (9.82-22.6) .0007 
FVIII (%) 178 (142-246) 154 (131-228) .018 
FV (%) 112 (98.5-133) 97.0 (88.8-113) <.0001 
FX (%) 115 (104-132) 102 (89.5-121) <.0001 
Fibrinogen (g/L) 430 (367-525) 350 (315-434) <.0001 
Soluble fibrin monomer (μg/mL) 8.5 (5.4-12.6) 36.8 (14.4-143) <.0001 
D-dimer (μg/mL) 1.6 (1.2-2.1) 3.5 (2.3-6.8) <.0001 
Protein C (%) 102 (87.8-109) 87.5 (77.0-99.5) <.0001 
Before deliveryAfter deliveryP value
Blood counts    
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 10.6 (9.8-11.5) 9.7 (9.2-10.3) <.0001 
Hematocrit (%) 32.0 (29.7-35.2) 30.0 (28.5-30.6) <.0001 
Platelets (×109/L) 192 (171-234) 170 (142-200) .0001 
Coagulation proteins    
TF (pg/mL) 20.6 (17.2-24.8) 18.3 (9.82-22.6) .0007 
FVIII (%) 178 (142-246) 154 (131-228) .018 
FV (%) 112 (98.5-133) 97.0 (88.8-113) <.0001 
FX (%) 115 (104-132) 102 (89.5-121) <.0001 
Fibrinogen (g/L) 430 (367-525) 350 (315-434) <.0001 
Soluble fibrin monomer (μg/mL) 8.5 (5.4-12.6) 36.8 (14.4-143) <.0001 
D-dimer (μg/mL) 1.6 (1.2-2.1) 3.5 (2.3-6.8) <.0001 
Protein C (%) 102 (87.8-109) 87.5 (77.0-99.5) <.0001 

Data are shown as median (interquartile range).

P values were determined by Wilcoxon signed rank tests (2-tailed).

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