Relation between platelet count and Child - Pugh classification was assessed using the one-way Anova test and Kruskal Wallis test Results: There was association between platelet number and serum albumin (r = 0.2038; p = 0.0045), bilirubin (r =-0.1067; p = 0.0014) and INR (r = - 0.1472; p = 0.0035).