Article ; Online: How well do platelets prevent bleeding?
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program
2020 Volume 2020, Issue 1, Page(s) 518–522
Abstract: Prophylactic platelet transfusions are used to reduce the risk of spontaneous bleeding in patients with treatment- or disease-related severe thrombocytopenia. A prophylactic platelet-transfusion threshold of <10 × 103/µL has been shown to be safe in ... ...
Abstract | Prophylactic platelet transfusions are used to reduce the risk of spontaneous bleeding in patients with treatment- or disease-related severe thrombocytopenia. A prophylactic platelet-transfusion threshold of <10 × 103/µL has been shown to be safe in stable hematology/oncology patients. A higher threshold and/or larger or more frequent platelet doses may be appropriate for patients with clinical features associated with an increased risk of bleeding such as high fevers, sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, anticoagulation therapy, or splenomegaly. Unique factors in the outpatient setting may support the use of a higher platelet-transfusion threshold and/or dose of platelets. A prophylactic platelet-transfusion strategy has been shown to be associated with a lower risk of bleeding compared with no prophylaxis in adult patients receiving chemotherapy but not for autologous transplant recipients. Despite the use of prophylactic platelet transfusions, a high incidence (50% to 70%) of spontaneous bleeding remains. Using a higher threshold or larger doses of platelets does not change this risk. New approaches to reduce the risk of spontaneous bleeding, including antifibrinolytic therapy, are currently under study. |
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MeSH term(s) | Blood Platelets ; Female ; Hemorrhage/epidemiology ; Hemorrhage/etiology ; Hemorrhage/prevention & control ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Platelet Transfusion |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-12-04 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2084287-9 |
ISSN | 1520-4383 ; 1520-4391 |
ISSN (online) | 1520-4383 |
ISSN | 1520-4391 |
DOI | 10.1182/hematology.2020000136 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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