13,852.7 ± 7279.3 6379.6 ± 1993.9 <0.0001 17,666.9 ± 12,799.9∗ 9447.8 ± 3308.6## <0.0001  Absolute platelet count (x103 /mm3) 201.3 ± 124.8 243.8 ± 109.1 0.141 224.3 ± 111.0∗ 213.9 ± 71.8∗ 0.654  INR 1.28 ±