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  • Title: Use of platelet transfusions prior to lumbar punctures or epidural anaesthesia for the prevention of complications in people with thrombocytopenia.
    Author: Estcourt LJ, Ingram C, Doree C, Hopewell S, Trivella M, Stanworth SJ.
    Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev; 2015 Dec 02; 2015(12):. PubMed ID: 27057148.
    Abstract:
    This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to the insertion of a lumbar puncture or epidural anaesthesia in people with thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).
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