Thrombocytopenia associated with transcatheter closure of giant patent ductus arteriosus.
Lei LiuPeng YueXiaolan ZhengHongyu LiaoJiawen LiYimin HuaYifei LiKaiyu ZhouPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
Once the ratio of occluder size and body weight is greater than 1.6, thrombocytopenia always exists. Every unit of the ratio of occluder size and body weight represents an additional 3 days of hospitalisation. Treatment does not reduce the duration of hospitalisation.