Restrictive guideline reduces platelet count thresholds for transfusions in very low birth weight preterm infants

Restrictive guideline reduces platelet count thresholds for transfusions in very low birth weight preterm infants

Background and Objectives  Platelet transfusions are performed almost entirely according to expert experience. This study assessed the effectiveness of a restrictive guideline to reduce platelet transfusions in preterm infants. Methods  A retrospective cohort of preterm infants with a birth weight o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vox sanguinis 2013-04, Vol.104 (3), p.207-213
Hauptverfasser: Borges, J. P. G., dos Santos, A. M. N., da Cunha, D. H. F., Mimica, A. F. M. A., Guinsburg, R., Kopelman, B. I.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blood Platelets
Blood transfusions
Body Weight
Female
guideline
Humans
infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Intensive Care, Neonatal - organization & administration
Male
Neonatal care
neonatal intensive care unit
Pilot Projects
Platelet Count - standards
platelet transfusion
Platelet Transfusion - methods
Platelet Transfusion - standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Premature birth
Respiration, Artificial
Retrospective Studies
Seizures - therapy
thrombocytopenia
Time Factors
very low birth weight
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Zusammenfassung:Background and Objectives  Platelet transfusions are performed almost entirely according to expert experience. This study assessed the effectiveness of a restrictive guideline to reduce platelet transfusions in preterm infants. Methods  A retrospective cohort of preterm infants with a birth weight of
ISSN:0042-9007
1423-0410
DOI:10.1111/j.1423-0410.2012.01658.x