Is platelet transfusion associated with hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients?
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- 作者：Cécile Aubron ; Andrew W. Flint ; Michael Bailey ; David Pilcher…
- 关键词：Platelet transfusion ; Hospital ; acquired infection ; Bacteraemia ; Critically ill patients
- 刊名：Critical Care
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：21
- 期：1
- 全文大小：531KB
- 刊物主题：Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Emergency Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1364-8535
- 卷排序：21
文摘
BackgroundPlatelets are commonly transfused to critically ill patients. Reports suggest an association between platelet transfusion and infection. However, there is no large study to have determined whether platelet transfusion in critically ill patients is associated with hospital-acquired infection.