Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast

072CE: Neonatal Platelet Transfusion with Martha Sola-Visner

06.26.2019 - By Joe Chaffin, MDPlay

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For decades, neonates (especially in the United States) have been given platelet transfusions at considerably higher platelet counts than thresholds used in adults. New data suggests, however, that "less may be more" when it comes to transfusing platelets to these tiny and vulnerable patients! Dr. Martha Sola-Visner, a neonatologist from Boston, joins me to discuss the results of a recent large study that challenges our assumptions about neonatal platelet transfusion. NOTE: CE credit has expired for this episode.

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