Lowering platelet-count threshold for transfusion in preterm neonates decreases the number of transfusions without increasing severe hemorrhage events.

Elodie BillionSouad GhattasPierre-Henri JarreauRoberta IrmesiBellaure Ndoudi LikohoJuliana PatkaiElodie Zana-TaiebHeloise Torchin

Published in: European journal of pediatrics (2024)

• On lowering the platelet-count threshold for transfusion from 50,000 to 25,000/mm3, the number of transfusions significantly decreased without increasing severe hemorrhage events in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
cardiac surgery
preterm infants
early onset
peripheral blood
sickle cell disease
acute kidney injury