Analysis of outcome of laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura by platelet count

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-100

  Keidar, Andrei ^a,b   Feldman, M ^a   Szold, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Severe thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENECTOMY; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; PLATELET COUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444583402     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20433     Document Type: Article

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