A consistent approach to platelet transfusion in the NICU

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2012, Pages 93-96

  Del Vecchio, Antonio ^a   Motta, Mario ^b   Radicioni, Maurizio ^c   Christensen, Robert D ^d  

^a DI VENERE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Children's Hospital of Brescia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d Women and Newborns Program   (United States)

Author keywords

NICU; Platelets transfusion; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLEEDING; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR SELECTION; HUMAN; NEONATAL THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84867020397     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.716985     Document Type: Review

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