Preventive transfusion in dengue shock syndrome - Is it necessary?

LCS Lum, MEA Abdel-Latif, AYT Goh, PWK Chan, SK Lam

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Abstract

We compared 53 patients with dengue shock syndrome (DSS) who received preventive transfusions with 53 who did not. Significant differences in the development of pulmonary edema and length of hospitalization (P < .05) and none in hemorrhage (P = .136) were observed. Preventive transfusions did not produce sustained improvements in the coagulation status in DSS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)682-684
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume143
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2003
Externally publishedYes

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