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Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Dec 2015
Use of platelet transfusions prior to lumbar punctures or epidural anaesthesia for the prevention of complications in people with thrombocytopenia.
- Lise J Estcourt, Callum Ingram, Carolyn Doree, Sally Hopewell, Marialena Trivella, and Simon J Stanworth.
- Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
- Cochrane Db Syst Rev. 2015 Dec 2; 2015 (12).
AbstractThis is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to the insertion of a lumbar puncture or epidural anaesthesia in people with thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).
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