title: Comparison of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to insertion of central lines in patients with thrombocytopenia.
abstract: This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of different platelet transfusion thresholds prior to the insertion of a central line in patients with thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).
authors.affiliation: Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Lise J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Estcourt
authors.affiliation: Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desborough
authors.affiliation: Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hopewell
authors.affiliation: Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Marialena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trivella
authors.affiliation: Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doree
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals and the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stanworth
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