Do you transfuse platelets prior to central line placement in patients with platelet counts less than 50,000?
Answer from: at Community Practice
It depends.
Bedside assessment is more reliable than objective data when it comes to platelets COUNT and platelet FUNCTION.
We don't use a threshold number for triggering a platelet transfusion, rather base it on overall picture and bedside coagulopathy risk assessment.
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