Table 3. Management modality and platelet count grades
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Management modality |
Parameter |
Platelet count grade |
Total |
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Unknown |
Severe decrease |
Moderate decrease |
Mild decrease |
Normal |
Increased |
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Unknown |
Patients (n) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
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|
FeSO4 |
Patients (n) |
0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
2 |
37 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
0.0% |
13.5% |
13.5% |
13.5% |
54.1% |
5.4% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
5.0% |
4.3% |
4.3% |
4.3% |
3.2% |
2.9% |
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FFPs |
Patients (n) |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
0.0% |
23.1% |
30.8% |
0.0% |
46.2% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
3.0% |
3.4% |
0.0% |
1.3% |
0.0% |
1.0% |
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FFPs and platelets |
Patients (n) |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
3.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
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FFPs and whole blood |
Patients (n) |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
0.0% |
25.0% |
37.5% |
12.5% |
25.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
2.0% |
2.6% |
0.9% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
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Other modality relevant to respective diagnosis |
Patients (n) |
347 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
252 |
12 |
635 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
54.6% |
0.3% |
1.3% |
2.2% |
39.7% |
1.9% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
80.5% |
2.0% |
6.8% |
12.0% |
53.6% |
19.4% |
49.0% |
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No treatment given |
Patients (n) |
73 |
34 |
36 |
51 |
133 |
40 |
367 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
19.9% |
9.3% |
9.8% |
13.9% |
36.2% |
10.9% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
16.9% |
34.0% |
30.8% |
43.6% |
28.3% |
64.5% |
28.3% |
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Platelets |
Patients (n) |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
0.0% |
75.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
25.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
3.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
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|
Whole blood |
Patients (n) |
7 |
31 |
47 |
39 |
36 |
6 |
166 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
4.2% |
18.7% |
28.3% |
23.5% |
21.7% |
3.6% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
1.6% |
31.0% |
40.2% |
33.3% |
7.7% |
9.7% |
12.8% |
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Whole blood and FESO4 |
Patients (n) |
0 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
20 |
2 |
50 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
0.0% |
22.0% |
20.0% |
14.0% |
40.0% |
4.0% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
11.0% |
8.5% |
6.0% |
4.3% |
3.2% |
3.9% |
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|
Whole blood and platelets |
Patients (n) |
2 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
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Percent (%) within management modality |
16.7% |
50.0% |
33.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
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Percentage (%) within plt count grade |
0.5% |
6.0% |
3.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.9% |
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Totals |
Patients n( % of total patients in study) |
431(33.2) |
100(7.7) |
117 (9.0) |
117(9.0) |
470(36.2) |
62 (4.8) |
1,297(100) |
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FFPs, fresh frozen plasma; FESO4, ferrous sulphate; plt, platelet. The table shows that the majority of patients who received platelets had severe thrombocytopenia. One patient received platelet transfusion with a normal platelet count.