Prophylactic platelet transfusions with low‐dose schedule vs prophylactic platelet transfusions with standard‐dose schedule: Number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days from study entry
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with low‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days… compared with prophylactic platelet transfusions with standard‐dose schedule (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Prophylactic platelet transfusions with low‐dose schedule vs prophylactic platelet transfusions with standard‐dose schedule Number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days from study entry · People with a haematological disorder Prophylactic platelet transfusions with low‐dose schedule showed no clear difference in number of participants with WHO grade 3 or 4 bleeding up to 30 days… compared with prophylactic platelet transfusions with standard‐dose schedule (low certainty). Different doses of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with haematological… (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.33 [0.91, 1.92] | 3 studies · 1059 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Different doses of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with haematological disorders after… 2015 · 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.