The hemostatic system is maintained by a delicate balance of pro- and anticoagulant factors, allowing for physiologic response to hemorrhage while simultaneously avoiding development of pathologic ...

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia is a rare but potentially life threatening condition in newborns. It can cause bleeding in the brain and long-term effects. Treatment usually involves a platelet ...

There is a lack of evidence-based guidelines for neonatal transfusion practices as seen by the diverse RBC transfusion practices among individuals and institutions. [3,5,27,28,29,30,31,32] The US ...

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a disorder that affects pregnant people and their fetuses. It occurs when the birthing parent’s immune system produces antibodies that attack and destroy ...

February 18, 2010 — Low doses of platelets given prophylactically led to a decreased number of platelets transfused per patient but an increased number of transfusions given, according to the results ...

The use of low-dose platelet transfusion in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation with platelet counts less than 10,000/mm 3 did not significantly affect bleeding compared with ...

How Does Doptelet Work in Thrombocytopenia? Thrombocytopenia is when your blood has too few platelets (also called thrombocytes). Platelets are blood cells made in the soft, spongy tissue inside your ...