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How I approach managing student athletes at risk for bleeding
Author(s) -
Witmer Char M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.27523
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , harm , athletes , intensive care medicine , return to sport , physical therapy , psychiatry , political science , law
Frequently, pediatric hematologists need to provide guidance regarding sports participation for children with congenital coagulopathies, immune thrombocytopenia, and those receiving anticoagulation. Although sports participation has clear health and psychosocial benefits, it can be associated with harm secondary to bleeding from injury. Decision‐making for sports involvement should be individualized, patient centered, and well informed. This review focuses on the current data regarding the benefit as well as risks for sports participation and provides a framework for advising and supporting the student athlete who is at risk for bleeding.