Factors determining the risk of severe (WHO grades 3 and 4) hemorrhage in hematologic patients

Joanna Ewa Drozd-Sokolowska; Wieslaw Wiktor-Jedrzejczak

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2011.01.004

Factors determining the risk of severe (WHO grades 3 and 4) hemorrhage in hematologic patients

Transfus Apher Sci. 2011 Apr;44(2):129-34. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.01.004. Epub 2011 Feb 18.

Authors

Joanna Ewa Drozd-Sokolowska¹, Wieslaw Wiktor-Jedrzejczak

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, The Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 21334260
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.01.004

Abstract

Hemorrhage is a frequent cause of death in hematologic patients. Factors influencing its occurrence are still not precisely defined. Hence, the objectives of this report were to define these factors in a group of patients suffering from severe (WHO grades 3 and 4) hemorrhage, hospitalized in the Department of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, The Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Hemorrhage / complications
Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Hemorrhage / etiology*
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Platelet Transfusion / methods
Poland
Risk
Thrombocytopenia / complications
World Health Organization