Table 4.

Univariate analysis of preoperative variables as possible prognostic factors for 2 perioperative complications of splenectomy in 223 patients with MMM

Variable Bleeding Thrombosis
Indication for surgery .06  .06  
Type of MMM  .30  .97  
Hemoglobin <90 g/L  .19  .14  
White blood cell count  .06  .45 
Platelet count <100 × 109/L  .38  .02 
Bone marrow cellularity  .51  .55  
Bone marrow blast percentage  1.0  1.0  
Fibrosis grade on reticulin staining  .79  .38  
Presplenectomy cytogenetic findings .49  .10  
Splenic mass  .28  .17  
Presence or absence of circulating blasts  .76  .89  
Red cell-transfusion requirement  .65  .39 
Variable Bleeding Thrombosis
Indication for surgery .06  .06  
Type of MMM  .30  .97  
Hemoglobin <90 g/L  .19  .14  
White blood cell count  .06  .45 
Platelet count <100 × 109/L  .38  .02 
Bone marrow cellularity  .51  .55  
Bone marrow blast percentage  1.0  1.0  
Fibrosis grade on reticulin staining  .79  .38  
Presplenectomy cytogenetic findings .49  .10  
Splenic mass  .28  .17  
Presence or absence of circulating blasts  .76  .89  
Red cell-transfusion requirement  .65  .39 

All values are P values.

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