Published: 15 December 2016
Author(s): Grazia Napolitano, Angelo Iacobellis, Antonio Merla, Grazia Niro, Maria Rosa Valvano, Fulvia Terracciano, Domenico Siena, Mariangela Caruso, Antonio Ippolito, Pier Mannucci Mannuccio, Angelo Andriulli
Section: Original Article
In cirrhotics with low circulating platelets (PLT), restoration of normal cell counts has been traditionally recommended before invasive procedures. However, there is neither consensus on the PLT transfusion threshold nor evidence of its clinical efficacy.
