Book contents
- Neonatal Hematology
- Neonatal Hematology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Section I Developmental Hematology
- Section II Bone Marrow Failure and Immune Disorders
- Section III Erythrocyte Disorders
- Section IV Platelet Disorders
- Chapter 12 Approach to the Thrombocytopenic Neonate
- Chapter 13 Acquired Thrombocytopenias
- Chapter 14 Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenias
- Chapter 15 Congenital Thrombocytopenias and Thrombocytopathies
- Section V Leucocyte Disorders
- Section VI Hemostatic Disorders
- Section VII Neonatal Transfusion Medicine
- Section VIII Neonatal Oncology
- Section IX Miscellaneous
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 12 - Approach to the Thrombocytopenic Neonate
from Section IV - Platelet Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2021
Book contents
- Neonatal Hematology
- Neonatal Hematology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Section I Developmental Hematology
- Section II Bone Marrow Failure and Immune Disorders
- Section III Erythrocyte Disorders
- Section IV Platelet Disorders
- Chapter 12 Approach to the Thrombocytopenic Neonate
- Chapter 13 Acquired Thrombocytopenias
- Chapter 14 Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenias
- Chapter 15 Congenital Thrombocytopenias and Thrombocytopathies
- Section V Leucocyte Disorders
- Section VI Hemostatic Disorders
- Section VII Neonatal Transfusion Medicine
- Section VIII Neonatal Oncology
- Section IX Miscellaneous
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Over the last decades, as the survival of neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) improved, thrombocytopenia became an increasingly important problem in the care of sick term and particularly preterm neonates. In this population, the majority of thrombocytopenias are due to acquired processes, and most resolve with time and/or treatment of the underlying illness. Frequently, however, the etiology of the thrombocytopenia poses a diagnostic dilemma, and – if severe enough – may place the affected neonate at risk of bleeding.
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- Neonatal HematologyPathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management of Hematologic Problems, pp. 201 - 209Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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