Laparoscopic splenectomy for patients with immune thrombocytopenia and very low platelet count: Is platelet transfusion necessary?

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Xiaodong ^a   Peng, Bing ^a   Cai, Yunqiang ^a   Zhou, Jin ^a   Wang, Yichao ^a   Wu, Zhong ^a   Chen, Sirui ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

immune thrombocytopenia; laparoscopy; platelet transfusion; splenectomy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; DANAZOL; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS LEAKAGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052797344     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.031     Document Type: Article

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