Platelet Transfusion and Outcomes of Preterm Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study

Platelet Transfusion and Outcomes of Preterm Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Prophylactic platelet transfusion has been adopted as a ubiquitous practice in management of thrombocytopenia in preterm infants to reduce the risk of bleeding. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to report the prevalence of platelet transfusion among preterm infants with throm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neonatology (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2021-08, Vol.118 (4), p.425-433
Hauptverfasser: Elgendy, Marwa M., Durgham, Ryan, Othman, Hasan F., Heis, Farah, Abu-Shaweesh, Ghada, Saker, Firas, Karnati, Sreenivas, Aly, Hany
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Blood platelets
Comorbidity
Health aspects
Infants (Premature)
Medical care, Cost of
Mortality
Original Paper
Transfusion
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Prophylactic platelet transfusion has been adopted as a ubiquitous practice in management of thrombocytopenia in preterm infants to reduce the risk of bleeding. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to report the prevalence of platelet transfusion among preterm infants with thrombocytopenia and to assess the association of platelet transfusion with mortality and morbidity in this population. Methods: A cross-sectional study that utilized National Inpatient Sample for the years 2000–2017 was conducted. All preterm infants delivered nationally with birth weight (BW)
ISSN:1661-7800
1661-7819
DOI:10.1159/000515900