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#GoGreen! | Pathologist 🔬 Transfusion Doc🩸#Blooducation #bloodbank #GIPath #GynPath #BreastPath #Pathology | He/Him | OAMO @JohnSherbeckMD@med-mastodon.com
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Jan 21, 2019 26 tweets 8 min read
Inspired by @BenMazer and the topic of #platelet #transfusion in #cerebralhemorrhage patients previously taking anti-platelet therapy, I want to take a few minutes to talk about the EVIDENCE in platelet transfusion indications, thresholds, and efficacy. #blooducation To recap, the PATCH trial (Lancet 2016) concluded that in patients taking anti-platelet medications (aspirin, plavix, etc) who had spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, platelet transfusion was assc with WORSE outcomes than standard medical therapy.