Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Patients

Age, year

36.4 ± 14.9

42.3 ± 16.9

0.203

Gender (male/female)

13/28

7/10

0.490

Previous response to steroids (response/resistance)

21/20

5/12

0.128

Disease duration, months

35.9 ± 34.1

30.9 ± 31.4

0.851

Preoperative platelet count (×10⁹/L)

29.9 ± 28.4

18.0 ± 10.4

0.090

Postoperative peak platelet count (×10⁹/L)

439.9 ± 171.0

201.1 ± 132.6

<0.001

Follow-up, months

34.4 ± 13.4

35.3 ± 13.9

0.824