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. 2015 Dec 2;2015(12):10.1002/14651858.CD011980.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011980.

Use of platelet transfusions prior to lumbar punctures or epidural anaesthesia for the prevention of complications in people with thrombocytopenia

Lise J Estcourt  1 , Callum Ingram  2 , Carolyn Doree  3 , Sally Hopewell  4 , Marialena Trivella  4 , Simon J Stanworth  5
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Use of platelet transfusions prior to lumbar punctures or epidural anaesthesia for the prevention of complications in people with thrombocytopenia

Lise J Estcourt et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to the insertion of a lumbar puncture or epidural anaesthesia in people with thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).

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