THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN NEONATE ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE UNITE
Dr. Amal S. Elhassade* and Reem Belgaid
ABSTRACT
Neonatal thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count less than 150 × 109 /L in any neonate of a viable gestational age. Thrombocytopenia is one of the most common hematological abnormalities disease in neonate intensive care unit. Objective:-The present study was conducted to study the prevalence of thrombocytopenia in the first four month in this year and to see degree of thrombocytopenia. Material and method: The study was conducted on a group of eighty blood sample from neonate less than 72 hrs admitted to intensive care unit (NICU), 42 boy and 38 girls with mean age ± SD (1.48 ± 0.62) days. The blood sample (5 ml) from all newborn was collected in EDTA tube to measure platelets count in neonate admitted to intensive care unit (NICU). Result: Platelet count in all neonate less than 72 hrs was normal mean ± SD (243.6 ± 127.2) x 109 /l, there were fourteen neonate have thrombocytopenia mean ± SD was (96.07 ± 38.8) x 10 9 /l. Prevalence of thrombocytopenia in neonate admitted to NICU through four month was 16.2%. Conclusion: Prevalence of thrombocytopenia through four month is 16.2%. Fortunately most episodes are mild resolve spontaneously without apparent clinical squeal.
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