Why the study?
Does platelet count correlate with post-operative bleeding in patients undergoing open-heart surgery?
Population
88 patients who underwent open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
Comparison
Observation of platelet counts before, during… vs Patients who did not hemorrhage postoperatively…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperatively
Authors
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Platelet count may not guide transfusion decisions after open-heart surgery; leaves open the need for prospective validation of bleeding predictors.
Does platelet count correlate with post-operative bleeding in patients undergoing open-heart surgery?
Routine preparation of platelet concentrates prior to open-heart surgery may be unnecessary as platelet counts do not directly correlate with post-operative bleeding.
Pike et al. (1972) studied this question.
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