Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the two groups

Age, median [IQR], years

63.5 [59;67]

69 [65; 84]

0.09

Female sex (%)

10 (50)

13 (56)

0.76

Nadir platelet count, median [IQR]/mm³

84,000 [52,000; 98,000]

34,000 [17,000; 76,000]

0.09

Hemofiltration (%)

8 (40)

14 (61)

0.22

Cirrhosis (%)

2 (10)

4 (17)

0.67

Sepsis (%)

20 (100)

17 (74)

0.23

Death in ICU (%)

6 (30)

15 (65)

0.03

SAPS II, median [IQR]

52.5 [41; 63]

72.5 [55; 78]

0.2

SOFA score, median [IQR]

11.5 [7; 15]

17 [9; 18]

0.1

Thrombocytopenia at admission to ICU (%)

10 (50%)

16 (70%)

0.23

Time from ICU admission to occurrence of thrombocytopenia, median [IQR], days

1.5 [1; 2]

1 [1; 2]

NS

Platelet transfusion, n (%)

2 (10%)

1 (4.3%)

0.59

Medical admissions

10 (50%)

18 (78%)

0.06