Can Platelet Count and Mean Platelet Volume be Used as Markers of Postdural Puncture Headache in Obstetric Patients?

Table 1

Basic characteristics of the patients and laboratory values (Mean ± SD).

	Group 1 (n = 76)	Group 2 (n = 93)	value
Age (years)	30,00 ± 6,62	29,64 ± 6,02	0,716
Gravidity (times)	2,96 ± 1,45	2,82 ± 1,23	0,819^#
Parity (times)	2,78 ± 1,28	2,73 ± 1,09	0,914^#
Gestational week (week)	38,00 ± 1,08	37,94 ± 0,92	0,702^#
Hgb (mg/dl)	10,85 ± 1,32	11,37 ± 1,58	0,024
Hct (%)	33,98 ± 7,44	34,79 ± 4,28	0,024^#
Platelet count (×10^9/L)	256,940 ± 81,400	215,000 ± 61,200	<0,001^#
Mean platelet volume (fL)	9,84 ± 1,23	10,66 ± 1,12	<0,001
The time of the beginning PDPH^& (day)	2,71 ± 1,17	—	—

Student t-test; ^#Mann–Whitney U test; ^&Postdural puncture headache.