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Modified bleeding time in the infant
Author(s) -
Andrew Maureen,
Castle Valerie,
Mitchell Lesley,
Paes Bosco
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830300314
Subject(s) - medicine , bleeding time , platelet , antibiotics , pediatrics , major bleeding , platelet aggregation , chemistry , biochemistry , myocardial infarction
The present authors developed a modified template bleeding time for use in the newborn infant. The sensitivity of the bleeding time to the presence of antibiotics, indomethacin, generalized illness, and thrombocytopenia was tested in 242 infants. Both indomethacin and thrombocytopenia similarly prolonged the BT, and the latter could be corrected by raising the platelet count.