Prophylactic platelet transfusions prior to surgery for people with a low platelet count

Lise J Estcourt; Reem Malouf; Carolyn Doree; Marialena Trivella; Sally Hopewell; Janet Birchall

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012779

Prophylactic platelet transfusions prior to surgery for people with a low platelet count

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;2017(9):CD012779. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012779. Epub 2017 Sep 2.

Authors

Lise J Estcourt¹, Reem Malouf², Carolyn Doree³, Marialena Trivella⁴, Sally Hopewell⁵, Janet Birchall⁶

Affiliations

¹ Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
² National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
⁴ Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁵ Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁶ Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine the clinical effectiveness and safety of prophylactic platelet transfusions prior to surgery for people with a low platelet count or platelet dysfunction (inherited or acquired).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Abstract

Publication types

Grants and funding