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Platelet Transfusion Practices Among Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

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2016

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Katherine A. Sparger, Susan F. Assmann, Suzanne Granger, Abigail B. Winston, Robert D. Christensen, John A. Widness, Cassandra D. Josephson, Sean R. Stowell, Matthew A. Saxonhouse, Martha Sola‐Visner
JAMA Pediatrics

Abstract

A large proportion of platelet transfusions were given to VLBW infants with PCT greater than 50 000/μL. Severity of illness influenced transfusion decisions. However, the severity of thrombocytopenia did not correlate with the risk for IVH, and platelet transfusions did not reduce this risk.

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