Incidence and risk factors for thrombocytopenia in the intensive care units of a tertiary hospital in northern India

Background. In Western countries, incidence of thrombocytopenia in intensive care units (ICUs) has been found to be 13 - 44%. We chose to studythe incidence, risk factors and transfusion requirements of thrombocytopenia in tertiary care ICUs in northern India.Objective. To study the incidence and ri...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joby George, Chitra Mehta, Yatin Mehta, M Ali, Manish Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2016-07-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Critical Care
Online Access:http://www.sajcc.org.za/index.php/sajcc/article/download/234/254