Platelet transfusion practices in immune thrombocytopenia related hospitalizations.

Ruchika GoelSaurav ChopraAaron A R TobianPaul M NessSteven M FrankMelissa M Cushing Ljiljana V VasovicShipra KaickerClifford TakemotoCassandra D JosephsonMarianne NellisJames BusselLakshmanan Krishnamurti

Published in: Transfusion (2018)

Platelets are administered to a small fraction of the hospitalized ITP patients. In a majority of these cases however, platelet usage does not appear to be concordant with the current guidelines or associated with improvement in clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cardiac surgery