Relative and Absolute Platelet Count Drops As a Risk Factor for Mortality, Bleeding, and Venous Thrombosis in Hospitalized Medical Patients

Introduction: There is little data on the incidence and consequences of hospital-acquired (HA) platelet count drops and no consensus on how to define HA-thrombocytopenia. We evaluated the incidence of relative and absolute HA-drops in platelet count among medical patients (general medicine, cardiolo...

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Published in:Blood 2015-12, Vol.126 (23), p.2258-2258
Main Authors: Lebow, Matthew E., DeSarno, Michael, Houghton, Damon Eugene, Winters, John P., Merrill, Samuel A., Atweh, George F., Zakai, Neil A
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Language:English
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Summary:Introduction: There is little data on the incidence and consequences of hospital-acquired (HA) platelet count drops and no consensus on how to define HA-thrombocytopenia. We evaluated the incidence of relative and absolute HA-drops in platelet count among medical patients (general medicine, cardiology, and intensive care unit) to determine their association with mortality, HA-venous thromboembolism (VTE), and HA-bleeding. Methods: Data was abstracted from the electronic medical record at the University of Vermont Medical Center, a 540-bed tertiary care hospital in Burlington, VT for admissions between 2009-12. Exclusion criteria were age
ISSN:0006-4971
1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood.V126.23.2258.2258