Coagulation tests
Complete blood count, Prothrombin Time (PT/INR), Partial Thromboplastin
Time (PTT) and fibrinogen level were measured at baseline
(preoperatively), following the completion of the surgery and at
postoperative 1st, and 3rd days and
before discharge. The IPC and IPF were also measured preoperatively,
following the completion of the surgery and at postoperative
1st, 3rd, and 5thdays. EDTA-anticoagulated whole-blood samples were used to measure the
platelet count and percentage of IPF (IPF%) using a Sysmex XN-9000
analyzer (Sysmex, Kobe, Japan).8