Gastroenterology

Thrombocytopenia

Questions discussed in this category

Would you consider long term avatrombopag use in patients with cirrhosis requiring higher platelet counts for medical therapy?

For example, someone needing a higher platelet count for dual antiplatelet agent use after coronary stent placement.

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Should platelet transfusions be considered for anti-platelet agent reversal in patients with major bleeding?

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With what agents can you replace PPIs if they cause thrombocytopenia?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Lancet, 2016 May 10

Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial.

J Pharm Pract, 2019 Mar 27

Lansoprazole-Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Critically Ill Patient: A Case Report.

Gastroenterology, 2018 May 17

Avatrombopag Before Procedures Reduces Need for Platelet Transfusion in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Thrombocytopenia.

The New England journal of medicine, 2012 Aug 23

Eltrombopag before procedures in patients with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia.

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