Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8932414 British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Platelet count and platelet aggregation are markedly reduced during and immediately after paediatric cardiac surgery, especially in neonates. The recovery in aggregation is faster than that in platelet count. Intraoperative platelet dysfunction is associated with increased transfusion requirements.
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