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