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- Published on: 21 November 2003
- Published on: 6 October 2003
- Published on: 21 November 2003Neonatal thrombocytopenia: many dilemmasShow More
Dear Editor
The review article on neonatal thrombocytopenia highlighted practical aspects in the management of a common yet often overlooked problem in neonatal practice. Three important factors were correctly highlighted by the authors – that thrombocytopenia exists in more than a fifth of the babies in any neonatal intensive care unit (and in a severe form in a sizeable minority), that it often is multifactorial...
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None declared. - Published on: 6 October 2003Gesatational thrombocytopeniaShow More
Dear Editor
Robert's and Murray has given an excellent review on the above topic and shared their experiences in the management of neonatal thrombocytopenia. Truely it is very controversial when to transfuse platelets in babies with thrombocytopenia. It is a well known fact that platelet transfusions do not save babies but give enough time for the antibiotic to act if the underlying cause is sepsis. We had experie...
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