Impact of Platelet Count on Perioperative Bleeding in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Surgical Treatments of Liver Cancer

Impact of Platelet Count on Perioperative Bleeding in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Surgical Treatments of Liver Cancer

In patients with cirrhosis with severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count [PC] <50 × 109/L) and undergoing invasive procedures, it is common clinical practice to increase the PC with platelet transfusions or thrombopoietin receptor agonists to reduce the risk of major periprocedural bleeding. The a...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Ronca, Matteo Barabino, Roberto Santambrogio, Enrico Opocher, James Hodson, Emanuela Bertolini, Simone Birocchi, Gaetano Piccolo, PierMaria Battezzati, Marco Cattaneo, Gian Marco Podda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2022-02-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1806

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1806

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