Sentence examples for prophylactic platelet from inspiring English sources

Despite widespread use, good clinical evidence supporting prophylactic platelet transfusions is limited, and there are very few studies that have examined the dose for prophylactic platelet transfusions.

Therefore, prophylactic platelet transfusion is usually not recommended in patients with exclusive peripheral thrombocytopenia [6].

In intensive care, prophylactic platelet transfusion is probably not recommended in cases of DIC (weak agreement).

Prophylactic platelet transfusion was recommended for central thrombocytopenia when platelet count fell below 20 × 109/L.

Large multicentre studies on prophylactic platelet transfusions in thrombocytopenic non-ICU patients have shown that a restrictive prophylactic platelet transfusion strategy is likely to be safe [9], although the degree of restrictiveness is still controversial [10].

In intensive care, prophylactic platelet transfusion should be performed in cases of peripheral thrombocytopenia < 10 × 109/L.

trial of prophylactic platelets.

In the TOPPS study (Trial of Prophylactic Platelets), including 598 patients undergoing chemotherapy for haematological cancer or HSCT, 47% of the 598 patients bleed within 30 days [10].

Their study provides a valuable contribution to the increasing evidence that invasive interventions, such as tracheostomy, central venous line insertion or liver biopsy, can be performed without prophylactic FFP or platelet transfusion in critically ill patients with abnormal standard laboratory tests, such as INR or platelet count, in case of normal thromboelastometry results.

We used prophylactic transfusion of platelets in preparation for a kidney biopsy that could cause bleeding.

Prolonged aPTT, thrombocytopenia, therapeutic (but not prophylactic) heparin, anti-platelet agents and recent surgery are potentially modifiable and independent predictors of bleeding.