Table 4 Median (range) of hematological parameters at pre-TPE and post-TPE

Red blood cells (10⁶/µL)

4.1 (2.6–4.2)

6.3 (3.2–7.0)

0.125

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

9.2 (5.9–9.5)

14.4 (7.5–15.5)

0.125

Hematocrit (%)

28 (15.3–31.0)

44.5 (22.5–48.5)

0.125

MCV (fL)

68.2 (66.9–74.8)

70.0 (66.7–72.8)

1.000

MCHC (%)

33.8 (29.4–34.3)

32.8 (31.2–33.7)

1.000

Plasma protein (g/dL)

9.7 (6.5–11.4)

6.4 (5.3–7)

0.125

RDW (%)

18.3 (14–19.2)

16.5 (14.2–16.6)

0.500

Platelets (x10³/µL)

354 (86–662)

301 (98–617)

0.500

Metarubrocytes (/100)

7 (1.3–26.3)

4 (0.5–12.0)

0.250

Total leukocytes (x10³/µL)

18.2 (11.6–29.6)

21.0 (19.3–29.7)

0.625

Segmented (10³/µL)

15.3 (9.4– 26.5)

18.9 (17.3–26.6)

0.375

Lymphocytes (10³/µL)

1.300 (1.2–1.3)

0.85 (0.45–1.3)

0.250

Eosinophils (10³/µL)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.0 (0.0–0.150)

1

Monocytes (10³/µL)

1.6 (0.7–4.3)

1.6 (0.73–2.3)

0.789