Platelet Transfusion Practices Among Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
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Platelet Transfusion Practices Among Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants.
IMPORTANCE Thrombocytopenia and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) are common among very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Survey results suggest that US neonatologists frequently administer platelet transfusions to VLBW infants with mild to moderate thrombocytopenia. OBJECTIVES To characterize platelet transfusion practices in US neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), to determine whether seve...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Pediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2168-6203
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0507