{"slug":"transfusion","tag":"transfusion","variants":["transfusion"],"description":"No description yet","count":2,"kinds":{"protocol":2},"related":[{"slug":"protocol","tag":"protocol","shared":2},{"slug":"paediatric","tag":"paediatric","shared":1},{"slug":"supportive-care","tag":"supportive-care","shared":1}],"records":[{"id":"paediatric-platelet-transfusion-thresholds","kind":"protocol","name":"Platelet transfusion thresholds for children with cancer","route":"/protocols/paediatric-platelet-transfusion-thresholds/","tldr":"Chemotherapy can lower platelets, the blood cells that stop bleeding. A child who is not bleeding is usually given a platelet transfusion only when the count falls below 10, because giving them earlier does not prevent more bleeding. Higher counts are needed before a lumbar puncture or surgery, and for a child who is bleeding."},{"id":"red-cell-and-platelet-transfusion-thresholds","kind":"protocol","name":"Red cell and platelet transfusion thresholds in cancer care","route":"/protocols/red-cell-and-platelet-transfusion-thresholds/","tldr":"During cancer treatment your red cells or platelets may fall. Blood or platelet transfusions are given when the levels fall below set points, or when you are bleeding, rather than to bring the numbers back to normal. Giving less blood at higher thresholds has proved just as safe in trials, and spares people the risks of transfusion."}]}