Clinical management of adult ITP prior to splenectomy: a perspective

A philosophy of management of adult immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) prior to splenectomy is presented. The initial action is to determine whether the condition is hyperacute, acute, or chronic. In symptomatic cases, initial remission usually requires steroids and the administration of intraven...

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Published in:	Blood reviews Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 47 - 49
Main Author:	Rosse, W.F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kent Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2002 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Disease Management Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Humans Medical sciences Perioperative Care Platelet diseases and coagulopathies Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - complications Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - surgery Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - therapy Remission Induction - methods Splenectomy - methods Human Immunopathology Corticosteroid Immunoglobulins Early stage Hemopathy Chemotherapy Platelet Clinical management Immunotherapy Adult Therapeutic protocol Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
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