According to our clinical specialist in the NICU, it depends on the clinical picture of the infant. If the baby is stable and not actively bleeding, practitioners will allow platelets to drop to 50, even to 30, before transfusing. She stated that some kids just consume platelets, eg., if it's a chronic situation but they are otherwise healthy, no need to transfuse, yet.

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Robin Atkins, Coordinator
Bloodless Medicine and Surgery
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL 33606
(866) 662-5333