OBJECTIVES Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count of < 150 × 10⁹/L. It is a common hematologic abnormality during pregnancy. Evaluation and treatment of gestational thrombocytopenia can be both, expensive and invasive, and may result in an adverse outcome. The aim of our study was to investigate the incidence of perinatal complications in pregnancies complicated with gestational thromb...

Thrombocytopenia is one of the commonest haematological problems in neonates, affecting at least 25% of all admissions to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) [Murray NA, Howarth LJ, McCloy MP et al. Platelet transfusion in the management of severe thrombocytopenia in neonatal intensive care unit patients. Transfus Med 2002;12:35-41; Garcia MG, Duenas E, Sola MC et al. Epidemiologic and outcom...

OBJECTIVES Thrombocytopenia is a frequent problem in neonatal sepsis and is among the most predictive, independent risk factors for sepsis-associated mortality. This study aims to clarify the occurrence, severity and duration of thrombocytopenia in neonatal sepsis. STUDY DESIGN A cohort study was carried out among all neonates with proven culture positive sepsis that were admitted to a tertia...

Thrombocytopenia detected during pregnancy addresses the issue of its mechanism and of the possible occurrence of neonatal thrombocytopenia. To further investigate these issues, 50 women referred to us because of thrombocytopenia detected during pregnancy (platelet count, <150 x 10(9)/L), were extensively studied, as well as their offspring. Among these thrombocytopenic women, we used the thres...

Thrombocytopenia is a common condition in distressed newborns, but little is known about thrombocytopenia in an unselected cohort of neonates. In an attempt to address this issue, a multicenter prospective study was conducted in three obstetrical wards of AP-HP in Paris. We found the frequency of neonatal thrombocytopenia (<150 x 10(9)/L) to approximate 0.9% (48 of 5,632 appropriate samples). A...

Introduction Preeclampsia (preE) is pregnancy-induced hypertension affecting a significant proportion of pregnant women worldwide and can cause detrimental effects in the mother and newborn. Some of the effects in the newborn include neonatal thrombocytopenia. Pertaining specifically to neonatal thrombocytopenia, several questions remain unanswered. Discussion According to the current literatur...

BACKGROUND The overall prevalence of thrombocytopenia in neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units ranges from 22 to 35%. There are only a few small studies that outline the relationship between the severity of thrombocytopenia and the risk of bleeding. This makes it difficult to form an evidence-based threshold for platelet transfusions in neonatal patients. The aim of this study was ...

BACKGROUND Thrombocytopenia is the most common hematological abnormality which is encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The incidence in neonates varies greatly, depending upon the population studies. According to the frequency of thrombocytopenia and its complications and because of lack of such research in Iran, this study was performed on neonates admitted to Shahid Sadughi...