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Platelet Counts during Pregnancy [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2018
(N Engl J Med. 2018;379:32–43) In the present study, the authors evaluated platelet counts in women (15 to 44 y of age) who delivered at the Oklahoma University Medical Center between 2011 and 2014. Their objectives were to (1) evaluate the potential severity of gestational thrombocytopenia (<150,000 platelets/mm3 at the time of delivery ...
Jessica A, Reese, Jennifer D, Peck, David R, Deschamps, Jennifer J, McIntosh, Eric J, Knudtson, Deirdra R, Terrell, Sara K, Vesely, James N, George   +7 more
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Association between platelets and in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with tumours: a retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Platelet count is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with cancer. It remains unknown whether the platelet count is related to in-hospital mortality in severely ill patients with tumours.Design A retrospective study based on a ...
Yue Chen, Feng Jin, Yuanyuan Li, Yuxin Li, Chaofen Zhao, Zuoan Qin, Yaxue Tang, Lina Liu, Qianyong He, Jieqing Jiang, Shaoyuan Zhu, Xinyu Xu, Ding’an Zhou   +12 more
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Platelet count measured prior to cancer development is a risk factor for future symptomatic venous thromboembolism: the Tromsø Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: Elevated platelet count is associated with risk of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients initiating chemotherapy. It is not known whether this risk by platelet count is causal or merely reflects the malignant disease.
Hilde Jensvoll, Kristine Blix, Sigrid K Brækkan, John-Bjarne Hansen   +3 more
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The interaction between preoperative platelet count and function and its relationship with postoperative bleeding in cardiac surgery

Platelets, 2017
Platelet function tests (PFTs) before cardiac surgery are predictive of postoperative bleeding and can guide a correct timing of surgery in patients under P2Y12 inhibitors. Thrombocytopenia affects PFT and may determine postoperative bleeding.
Marco Ranucci, Ekaterina Baryshnikova
doaj   +1 more source

Long-Term Outcome of Otherwise Healthy Individuals with Incidentally Discovered Borderline Thrombocytopenia. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: The long-term outcome of individuals with mild degrees of thrombocytopenia is unknown. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In a prospective study conducted between August 1992 and December 2002, 260 apparently healthy individuals with incidentally ...
Sergio Amadori, Amadori, S, Osborn, J, Provan, D., Adrian C Newland, Amadori Sergio, Newland, A, Newland Adrian C, Provan Drew, Drew Provan, AMADORI, SERGIO, Stasi, R, Stasi Roberto, John Osborn, Osborn John, Provan, D, Newland, AC, Roberto Stasi   +17 more
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Mean Platelet Volume and the Ratio of Mean Platelet Volume/Platelet Count in Acute Rheumatic Fever

, 2021
Aim:Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an endemic disease especially in developing countries. Due to an autoimmune response to group B streptococcus throat infection, ARF develops in susceptible children. Mean platelet volume (MPV) reflects the platelet size
Gürses, D., Doğan, M., Akpınar, F., Mustafa Doğan, Dolunay Gürses, Funda Akpınar   +5 more
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Modification of Platelet Count on the Association between Homocysteine and Blood Pressure: A Moderation Analysis in Chinese Hypertensive Patients

International Journal of Hypertension, 2020
Background. Platelet consumption followed by homocysteine-induced endothelial injury suggests a crosstalk between platelet activation and homocysteine on hypertension.
Jianan Zhang, Jing Li, Shi Chen, Linglin Gao, Xiaoluan Yan, Mingzhi Zhang, Jia Yu, Fenchun Wang, Hao Peng   +8 more
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Lusutrombopag is effective and safe in patients with chronic liver disease and severe thrombocytopenia: a multicenter retrospective study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Chronic liver disease (CLD) is often complicated by severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count  50,000/µL at baseline: the proportions of patients who did not require platelet transfusion were 84–96%, which might be overestimated.
Hiroaki Nomoto, Naoki Morimoto, Kouichi Miura, Shunji Watanabe, Yoshinari Takaoka, Hiroshi Maeda, Takahiro Sasaki, Yohei Koyashiki, Hidekazu Kurata, Norikatsu Numao, Norio Isoda, Hironori Yamamoto   +11 more
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Impact of Platelet Count in Retinopathy of Prematurity

, 2020
Objectives:The aim of the study was to investigate the risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), including platelet count.Materials and Methods:This retrospective study analyzed 137 infants in 3 subgroups: no ROP; mild ROP, and severe ROP ...
Hande Gülcan, Nedime Şahinoğlu Keşkek, Gürsel Yılmaz, İmren Akkoyun   +3 more
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ASSESSMENT OF COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background:Several studies have demonstrated the role of hematological parameters like hemoglobin (Hb), white blood cells (WBC) count and platelet count in the assessment of patients with coronary artery disease; some studies suggest an additional role ...
Qais A. AL-Oqaily
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