895 CLINICAL IMPACT OF NEONATAL THROMBOCYTOPENIA–A PROSPECTIVE ONE YEAR STUDY

Thrombocytopenia is frequently (22%) observed in a neonatal intensive care unit but the relative hemostatic risk imposed by the thrombocytopenia has not been extensively studied. We have conducted a prospective, comparative study of 97 consecutive neonates in the intensive care unit with platelet counts <100×109/L and 80 age and disease matched neonates with normal platelet counts (> 150×109/L). The clinical impact was assessed by: 1. a modified template bleeding time; 2. investigation for the presence of intraventricular …