Prophylactic platelet transfusion vs non prophylactic or therapeutic platelet transfusion: Mortality: secondary to bleeding
Prophylactic platelet transfusion showed no clear difference in mortality: Secondary to bleeding compared with non prophylactic or therapeutic platelet transfusion (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Prophylactic platelet transfusion vs non prophylactic or therapeutic platelet transfusion Mortality: Secondary to bleeding · Patients with a haematological disorder Prophylactic platelet transfusion showed no clear difference in mortality: Secondary to bleeding compared with non prophylactic or therapeutic platelet transfusion (low certainty). Prophylactic platelet transfusion for prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after… (2012) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.08 [0.23, 5.06] | 2 studies · 85 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophylactic platelet transfusion for prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy and stem cell… 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.