Ali GÜL, Şahin TAKÇI, Ergün SÖNMEZGÖZ, Rüveyda GÜMÜŞER, Osman DEMİR, Tuba KASAP, Burcu ERDOĞAN IRAK, Umut Safiye ŞAY COŞKUN

Neonatal Thrombocytopenia and the Role of the Platelet Mass Index in Platelet Transfusion in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Background: Neonatal thrombocytopenia is a common hematologicalabnormality that occurs in 20–35% of all newborns in the neonatalintensive care unit. Platelet transfusion is the only known treatment;however, it is the critical point to identify neonates who are really atrisk of bleeding and benefit from platelet transfusion as it also hasvarious potential harmful effects.Aims: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of neonatalthrombocytopenia and its relationship to intraventricular hemorrhagein the neonatal intensive care unit and to determine whether the useof platelet mass index-based criteria could reduce the rate of platelettransfusion.Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.Methods: This study was conducted in the neonatal intensive careunit of a tertiary university hospital. The medical records of neonatesin the neonatal intensive care unit with platelet counts

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