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Breaking Insights from Dr. Akhil: 2025 Global Platelet Transfusion Guidelines Unveiled – What’s In, What’s Out
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Jun 2, 2025, 07:10

Breaking Insights from Dr. Akhil: 2025 Global Platelet Transfusion Guidelines Unveiled – What’s In, What’s Out

A snapshot review of evidence-based thresholds and recommendations for platelet transfusion from Dr. Akhil on X:

Summary Breakdown – “Recommendations for Platelet Transfusion”
This table from the 2025 AABB and ICTMG clinical practice guidelines provides a tiered approach to platelet transfusion, based on population, clinical scenario, and quality of evidence

    “Platelet Transfusion:- 2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines
Strong Recommendations
These are based on moderate to high certainty of evidence and clearly defined platelet thresholds.Population When to Transfuse Threshold Certainty
  • Nonbleeding patients with hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia (e.g., chemo, SCT) Transfuse <10 × 10³/μL:  Moderate
  • Preterm neonates without bleeding Transfuse <25 × 10³/μL:  High
  • Lumbar puncture Transfuse <20 × 10³/μL:  Moderate
  • Dengue patients without major bleeding: No transfusion — Moderate
Key Message: Liberal transfusion policies (e.g., at 50 × 10³/μL) are no longer supported; stricter thresholds are both safer and evidence-based.Section 2: Conditional RecommendationsThese have low or very low certainty and apply to more nuanced clinical situations.Clinical Setting Transfusion Strategy Certainty
  • Adult nonbleeding patients (autologous SCT/aplastic anemia): No prophylaxis Low to very low
  • Critical illness (non-Dengue) without bleeding Transfuse if <10 × 10³/μL: Very low
  • Central venous catheter placement Transfuse if <10 × 10³/μL: Moderate to very low
  • Interventional radiology Transfuse if <20 × 10³/μL (low risk) or <50 × 10³/μL (high risk): Very low
  • Major non-neuraxial surgery Transfuse if <50 × 10³/μL: Very low
  • Nonthrombocytopenic cardiovascular surgery (no bleeding): No transfusion – Very low
  • Intracranial hemorrhage (>100 × 10³/μL) on antiplatelets: No transfusion-  Low to very low
Clinical Takeaways:
  • Restrictive transfusion thresholds (<10–20 × 10³/μL) are widely favored, even for invasive procedures.
  • Platelet transfusion is not recommended in several settings where bleeding is not present, including:
  • Dengue-associated thrombocytopenia
  • Intracranial hemorrhage with normal/high platelet counts
  • Cardiovascular surgery without thrombocytopenia
  • High-risk interventions may require transfusion at slightly higher thresholds (e.g., <50 × 10³/μL), but this is based on low certainty evidence.”

2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines

You can find the details in Hemostasis Today.

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