The impact of evaluating platelet transfusion need by platelet mass index on reducing the unnecessary transfusions in newborns

Kahvecioglu D., ERDEVE Ö., Alan S., Cakir U., Yildiz D., Atasay B., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, cilt.27, sa.17, ss.1787-1789, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 17
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/14767058.2013.879708
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1787-1789
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Neonate, platelet mass, platelet transfusions, GUIDELINES
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Almost 95% of the platelet transfusions (PTs) conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are prophylactic transfusions. Guidelines for prophylactic PTs are based on platelet counts, but not on platelet functions. Nowadays, in order to reduce unnecessary transfusions, utilizing platelet mass index (PMI) was investigated. The aim of study is to find out whether PTs performed in our NICU during last 2 years were in accordance with the current guideline and to evaluate whether the frequency of PTs should be reduced if PMI was considered.