2018
Platelet transfusion practices in immune thrombocytopenia related hospitalizations
Goel R, Chopra S, Tobian A, Ness P, Frank S, Cushing M, Vasovic L, Kaicker S, Takemoto C, Josephson C, Nellis M, Bussel J, Krishnamurti L. Platelet transfusion practices in immune thrombocytopenia related hospitalizations. Transfusion 2018, 59: 169-176. PMID: 30520045, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet transfusion practicesImmune thrombocytopeniaPlatelet transfusionsNational Inpatient SampleAdmission diagnosisTransfusion practiceCurrent guidelinesHigher mean total hospital chargesMean total hospital chargesSmall bed size hospitalsMultivariable logistic regression analysisPayer inpatient databasePrimary admission diagnosisSurgery/procedureTotal hospital chargesMajor operative proceduresLogistic regression analysisNon-teaching hospitalsInvasive surgical proceduresHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentITP patientsClinical outcomesRelated hospitalizationsHospital charges
2010
Platelet Transfusions In Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) – Evaluation of the Current Nationwide Inpatient Hospital Practices.
Tran L, Goel R, Krishnamurti L. Platelet Transfusions In Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) – Evaluation of the Current Nationwide Inpatient Hospital Practices. Blood 2010, 116: 3809. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.3809.3809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune thrombocytopenic purpuraManagement of ITPMajor bleedsPlatelet transfusionsHospital dischargeMortality rateGastrointestinal bleedITP patientsIntracranial hemorrhageNationwide Inpatient Sample 2007Payer inpatient databasePlatelet transfusion practicesInternational consensus guidelinesImproved mortality ratesStratified probability sampleU.S. community hospitalsThrombocytopenic purpuraPlatelet countTransfusion practiceConsensus guidelinesInpatient DatabaseMean ageSevere hemorrhageCommunity hospitalPediatric discharges