Postoperative bleeding after dentoalveolar surgery in patients with thrombocytopenia—are prophylactic platelet transfusions necessary?
Our data indicate that prophylactic PLT transfusions in thrombocytopenic patients with PLT counts ≤ 75*10<sup>9</sup>/L do not reduce the incidence of POB after dentoalveolar surgery. However, caution is warranted when extracting multiple teeth in the same surgical session since we found this to be significantly associated with an increased risk of POB.
Authors
- Martin Jädersten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5217-3235)
- Karin Garming Legert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8276-0510)
- Victor Tollemar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0011-0352)
- Johan N. Lundström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3529-8981)
- Samuel Wiqvist
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Public Dental Service Västra Götaland (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08917-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet