Critical Bleeding in Adults and Children with Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Multicentre Cohort Study

Introduction Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disease that causes low blood platelets and an increased risk of bleeding. Critical bleeds in patients with ITP such as intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) are life-threatening events that can cause death or life-long morbidity. Treatment of ITP bleeding emergencies requires a rapid, coordinated, multidisciplinary approach. The objective of this study was to describe critical ITP bleeds …