Mortality and Morbidity Conference with Dr. Gozman

Thrombocytopenia

Always consider medications as a key cause of throbocytopenia

Recommendations for platelet transfusion currently include:

• Patients on chemotherapy with <10K
• Patients requiring central venous access with <20K
• Patients requiring an LP with <50K
• Patients requiring non-neurologic surgical interventions with <50K
• Patients requiring CNS surgical intervention with <80K

There is not data to support platelet transfusion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage on an antiplatetlet agent