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Platelet transfusions in adult ICU patients with thrombocytopenia: A sub-study of the PLOT-ICU inception cohort study.

Carl Thomas AnthonFrédéric PèneAnders PernerElie AzoulayKathryn PuxtyAndry Van De LouwSanjay ChawlaPedro Castro-RebolloPaula FernandesLuís CoelhoVictoria MetaxaMatthias KochanekTobias LiebregtsThomas KanderMirka SivulaJo Bønding AndreasenLene Bjerregaard NielsenChristine Lodberg HvasEtienne DufrancEmmanuel CanetChristopher John WrightJulien SchmidtFabrice UhelLouai MissriMette KragElisabet Cos BadiaCándido Díaz-LagaresSophie MenatGuillaume VoiriotNiels Erikstrup ClausenKristian LorentzenReidar KvåleAndreas Barrat-DueThomas HildebrandtAleksander Rygh HoltenKristian StrandMorten Heiberg BestlePål KlepstadDamien VimpereMaria Carolina PaulinoCatherina LueckChristian Svendsen JuhlCarolina CostaPer Martin BådstøløkkenLia Susana Aires LêdoMorten Hylander MöllerLene Russell
Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2024)
Among acutely admitted, adult ICU patients with thrombocytopenia, 20.8% received platelet transfusions in ICU of whom most received pooled products, but considerable variation was observed in product type, volumes and doses across countries. Prophylactic platelet transfusions were associated with limited increases in platelet counts.
Keyphrases
  • intensive care unit
  • mechanical ventilation
  • randomized controlled trial
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome