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- Title
Platelet transfusion and tranexamic acid to prevent bleeding in outpatients with a hematological disease: A Dutch nationwide survey.
- Authors
Cornelissen, Loes L.; Caram‐Deelder, Camila; Meier, Romy T.; Zwaginga, Jaap Jan; Evers, Dorothea
- Abstract
Objectives: There is scarce evidence about the effectiveness of anti‐bleeding measures in hematological outpatients experiencing persistent severe thrombocytopenia. We aim to describe clinical practice and clinicians' considerations on the administration of prophylactic platelet transfusions and tranexamic acid (TXA) to outpatients with acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), or aplastic anemia (AA) in the Netherlands. Methods: We conducted an online survey among members of the Dutch Society for Hematology. Results: The survey was filled out by 73 respondents. Prophylactic platelet transfusions are widely used in acute leukemia and MDS outpatients receiving disease‐modifying treatments (87%‐98% of respondents). TXA is predominantly prescribed in case of bleeding (tendency) (71%‐88% of respondents). Conditions potentially increasing bleeding risks highly variably influence clinicians' decision making on anti‐bleeding regimens, which includes a wide range in adhered platelet thresholds. Conclusion: Considering that both the contribution of prophylactic platelet transfusions as well as TXA to limiting bleeding is insufficiently evidence‐based, there is an urgent need for trials on optimal anti‐bleeding strategies in this outpatient population, which should encompass efficacy, logistic, financial, and quality‐of‐life aspects.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; BLOOD platelet transfusion; OUTPATIENTS; TRANEXAMIC acid; MEDICAL personnel; BLOOD platelet disorders; ACUTE leukemia; MYELODYSPLASTIC syndromes; BLOOD transfusion reaction
- Publication
European Journal of Haematology, 2021, Vol 106, Issue 3, p362
- ISSN
0902-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ejh.13555