| Title: |
Treatment of Critical Bleeds in Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Systematic Review |
| Authors: |
Chowdhury, Saifur R.; Sirotich, Emily; Guyatt, Gordon; Gill, Daya; Modi, Dimpy; Venier, Laura M.; Mahamad, Syed; Chowdhury, Mahmudur Rahman; Eisa, Kerolos; Beck, Carolyn E.; Breakey, Vicky R.; de Wit, Kerstin; Porter, Stephen; Webert, Kathryn E.; Cuker, Adam; O'Connor, Clare; ‐DiRaimo, Jennifer MacWhirter; Yan, Justin W.; Manski, Charles; Kelton, John G.; Kang, Matthew; Strachan, Gail; Hassan, Ziauddin; Pruitt, Barbara; Pai, Menaka; Grace, Rachael F.; Paynter, Dale; Charness, Jay; Cooper, Nichola; Fein, Steven; Agarwal, Arnav; Nazaryan, Hasmik; Siddiqui, Ishaq; Leong, Russell; Pallapothu, Sushmitha; Wen, Aaron; Xu, Emily; Liu, Bonnie; Shafiee, Amirmohammad; Rathod, Preksha; Kwon, Henry; Dookie, Jared; Zeraatkar, Dena; Thabane, Lehana; Couban, Rachel; Arnold, Donald M. |
| Contributors: |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Canadian Blood Services; Einstein Stiftung Berlin |
| Source: |
European Journal of Haematology ; volume 114, issue 3, page 458-468 ; ISSN 0902-4441 1600-0609 |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
Objectives Evidence‐based protocols for managing bleeding emergencies in patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are lacking. We conducted a systematic review of treatments for critical bleeding in patients with ITP. Methods We included all study designs and extracted data in aggregate or individually for patients who received one or more interventions and for whom any of the following outcomes were reported: platelet count response, bleeding, disability, or death. Results We identified 49 eligible studies reporting 112 critical bleed patients with ITP, including 66 children (median age, 10 years), 36 adults (median age, 41.5 years), and 10 patients with unreported age. Patients received corticosteroids ( n = 67), IVIG ( n = 49), platelet transfusions ( n = 41), TPO‐RAs ( n = 17), and splenectomy ( n = 28) either alone or in combination. Studies reported 29 different treatment combinations, the 5 most common were corticosteroids, platelet transfusion and splenectomy ( n = 13), corticosteroids and IVIG ( n = 13), or splenectomy alone ( n = 13); IVIG alone ( n = 11); and corticosteroids, IVIG and TPO‐RA ( n = 8). Mortality among patients with critical bleeds in ITP was 30.6% for adults and 19.7% for children. Conclusions The effects of individual treatments on patient outcomes were uncertain due to very low‐quality evidence. There is a need for a standardized approach to the treatment of ITP critical bleeds. Systematic Review Registration CRD42020161206. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/ejh.14351 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/ejh.14351; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ejh.14351 |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.587C27B7 |
| Database: |
BASE |