Clinical Study

Long-Term Outcomes of Rheohaemapheresis in the Treatment of Dry Form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Table 3

Haematological parameters before and after rheohaemapheresis.

ParametersBefore rheohaemapheresis After rheohaemapheresis % of difference
MeanSDMeanSD

Leucocytes (×109/L)6,682,167,352,1710,03<0,001
Haemoglobin (g/L)134,7713,50128,9815,17−4,30<0,001
Hematocrit0,400,040,380,04−5,00<0,001
MCV (fl)89,619,5190,394,720,870,786
Thrombocytes (×109/L)225,4449,61216,0842,93−4,150,032
MPV (fl)10,601,0310,500,89−0,940,421
PDW (%)13,852,4413,042,20−5,85<0,001

SD: standard deviation.
MCV: mean cell volume.
MPV: mean platelet volume.
PDW: platelet distribution width.