The Use of Platelet Count and Indices as Prognostic Factors for Mortality in Children with Sepsis
Background: Sepsis is still one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Consumptive coagulopathy and suppression of thrombopoiesis in the bone marrow resulting from immune dysregulation are pathological mechanisms that cause thrombocytopenia in sepsis. Platelet count...
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Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2024-08-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_49920_211af42069e66cac722718c9c0ed4753.pdf |