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CAUSES OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A HOSPITAL POPULATION: A SIX–MONTHS SURVEY OF 7,750 PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Pembrey R. G.,
Handley D. A.,
Kimber E. J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87726.x
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , hospital records , population , general hospital , pediatrics , emergency medicine , surgery , environmental health
The blood films of 7,750 patients in a large general hospital were examined over a period of six months. In 393 cases platelet counts of less than 150,000/mm 3 were detected by routine laboratory methods. The patient and/or his hospital records were examined in each case to assess the primary cause for the reduced platelet count. The relative frequency of the conditions causing thrombocytopenia have been tabulated and are discussed.