Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The ...

Promacta tended to boost platelet counts in patients with low-risk MDS, and helped those patients be independent of transfusions, too. Promacta (eltrombopag) improved platelet counts in patients with ...

Investigators have identified a platelet count threshold that appears prognostic in patients with ESKD hospitalized in the ICU. Platelet counts above and below a threshold of 222 × 10 9 /L are ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Results showed an in-hospital mortality rate of 13.27% ...

A high platelet count refers to the small cells that help blood clot. Also called thrombocytosis or thrombocythemia, a high platelet count is more than 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. A ...