Hospital Medicine

Thrombocytopenia

Questions discussed in this category

Should platelet transfusions be considered for anti-platelet agent reversal in patients with major bleeding?

2 Answers available

Is there a platelet count threshold when you would avoid performing a kidney biopsy in patients with thrombocytopenia?

1 Answer available

When should you use caplacizumab in the treatment of acute TTP patients?

1 Answer available

Do you transfuse platelets prior to central line placement in patients with platelet counts less than 50,000?

1 Answer available

How do you manage drug-induced thrombocytopenia when the implicated drug is essential?

e.g. DITP from eptifibatide after a cardiac intervention

1 Answer available

What is your approach to platelet transfusion in heparin induced thrombocytopenia?

Does having a concurrent consumptive process e.g. DIC change your management?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Blood, 2021 Apr 01

Real-world experience with caplacizumab in the management of acute TTP.

Lancet, 2016 May 10

Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial.

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2012 Apr 17

Consensus guidelines for periprocedural management of coagulation status and hemostasis risk in percutaneous image-guided interventions.

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