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Volume 8 Issue 12 - 2021
Platelet Transfusion in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease-Associated Severe Thrombocytopenia Undergoing Invasive Procedures in Spain. Challenges and Opportunities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
1Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
2Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
3Centro de Transfusión, Tejidos y Células, Huelva, Spain
4Omakase Consulting S.L., Barcelona, Spain
*Corresponding Author: Alicia Gil, Omakase Consulting S.L., Barcelona, Spain.
Received: November 12, 2021; Published: November 25, 2021
Severe thrombocytopenia (TCP), defined as a platelet count < 50 x 109/L, is a rare complication affecting approximately 1% of chronic liver disease (CLD) patients. Moreover, in the course of CLD, patients often undergo invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Severe TCP can increase the perioperative bleeding risk, causing morbidity and cancellations of scheduled interventions [1-3].
There are currently no clinical guidelines in Spain for the management of these patients. Nevertheless, in current clinical practice in Spain, most patients with CLD and severe TCP who undergo invasive procedures receive prophylactic platelet transfusions (PTs) [4], in line with international recommendations [5].
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Citation: Alicia Gil., et al. “Platelet Transfusion in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease-Associated Severe Thrombocytopenia Undergoing Invasive Procedures in Spain. Challenges and Opportunities during the COVID-19 Pandemic”. EC Gastroenterology and Digestive System 8.12 (2021): 84-86.
Copyright: © 2021 Alicia Gil., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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