Platelet Transfusion

Clinically significant platelet count thresholds/targets and indications for platelet transfusion in patients undergoing elective surgery or invasive procedures. *As graded in the source document.
AABB (formerly, American Association of Blood Banks)
ASGE, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
BCSH, British Committee for Standards in Haematology
JPAC, Joint UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee.

NOTES:

• extremely limited data on perioperative management
• above figure summarizes platelet count thresholds / indications for platelet transfusions
• based on low quality evidence / expert opinion / practice review
• almost all studies on prophylactic transfusion in preoperative thrombocytopenic patients are retrospective / observational

Reference:

Nagrebetsky, A., Al-Samkari, H., Davis, N., Kuter, D. and Wiener-Kronish, J., 2019. Perioperative thrombocytopenia: evidence, evaluation, and emerging therapies. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 122(1), pp.19-31.