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Lower platelet count and metastatic tumor are associated with increased risk of spontaneous bleeding in critically ill patients with cancer: An observational study.

Sandra Satoe KayanoPauliane Vieira SantanaRafael ColellaMarina Pereira ColellaPedro Caruso
Published in: Transfusion (2023)
In critically ill patients with active cancer and severe thrombocytopenia, lower counts of platelets and presence of metastasis are associated with increased risk of spontaneous bleeding, while hematologic malignancy is not associated with increased risk of spontaneous bleeding.
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