Tag Archives: Platelets

Platelet transfusion threshholds: 25,000 even for the highest risk infants?

The Planet-2 trial that I posted about when it first came out showed no benefit among preterm infants, <34 weeks gestation when they received platelet transfusions at a threshold of 50,00 compared to waiting until they dropped to 25,000. I … Continue reading

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Platelet transfusions don’t close the PDA, but they may increase IVH

I would never have actually thought to ask the question whether platelet transfusion might close the PDA, although early thrombocytopenia is associated with persistent PDA, and platelet plugs seem to be part of the mechanism of closure. A group in … Continue reading

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