Open AccessPrognostic significance of early platelet count decline in preterm newborns
Author(s) -
Abeer Abd Elmoneim,
Mohammed Zolaly,
Ehab Abd El-Moneim,
Eisa Sultan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.162462
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , necrotizing enterocolitis , critically ill , neonatal intensive care unit , intraventricular hemorrhage , pediatrics , intensive care unit , gestational age , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Decline of platelets with or without thrombocytopenia is observed in critically ill preterm newborns. Prognostic significance of platelets count in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit focused on outcome after thrombocytopenia. We aimed to estimate the changes in platelets count within the first 7 days of life in preterm newborns and its relation to final outcomes.