transfuse patients with thrombocytopenia prior to CVC placement leads to less bleeding

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• tags: #permanent

In patients with thrombocytopenia (10k-50k), transfusion with 1u platelet prior to CVC placement leads to lower bleeding (4.8% vs 11.9% all bleeding event, and 2.1% vs 4.9% moderate to severe bleeding).¹

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