Association between the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and platelet transfusion: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Roberto Chioma (Author), Stefano Ghirardello (Author), Krzysztof Włodarczyk (Author), Joanna Ulan-Drozdowska (Author), Antonio Spagarino (Author), Marta Szumska (Author), Klaudia Krasuska (Author), Joanna Seliga-Siwecka (Author), Roy K. Philip (Author), Niazy Al Assaf (Author), Maria Pierro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThere is a lack of consensus on the management of thrombocytopenia in preterm infants, and the threshold for prophylactic platelet transfusion varies widely among clinicians and institutions. Reports in animal models suggested that platelets may play a relevant role in lung alveolarization...