Cochrane · systematic review · CD009072
Pathogen‐reduced platelets for the prevention of bleeding
Estcourt, LJ, Malouf, R, Hopewell, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
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GRADE rated
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No studies
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Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 2 · 28.6%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsPathogen‐reduced platelets versus standard platelets for the prevention of bleeding
Population: thrombocytopenia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants with 'any bleeding' event(s) (WHO grade 1 to 4 or equivalent) ‐ Pathogen‐reduced platelets vs standard platelets | RR 1.09 [1.02, 1.15] | 5 studies · 1085 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Number of participants with 'clinically significant' bleeding event(s) (WHO grade ≥ 2 or equivalent) ‐ Pathogen‐reduced platelets vs standard platelets | RR 1.1 [0.97, 1.25] | 5 studies · 1392 participants | Moderate |
Number of participants with 'severe' bleeding event(s) (WHO grade ≥ 3 or equivalent) ‐ Pathogen‐reduced platelets vs standard platelets | RR 1.24 [0.76, 2.02] | 6 studies · 1495 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
All‐cause mortality Pathogen‐reduced platelets vs standard platelets | RR 0.81 [0.5, 1.29] | 6 studies · 1509 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Number of participants with a serious adverse event Pathogen‐reduced platelets vs standard platelets | RR 1.09 [0.88, 1.35] | 7 studies · 1340 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Number of participants experiencing platelet refractoriness Pathogen‐reduced platelets vs standard platelets | RR 2.94 [2.08, 4.16] | 7 studies · 1525 participants | High |
Number of platelet transfusions per participant Multiple platelet transfusion trials Pathogen‐reduced platelets vs standard platelets | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1509 participants | High |