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[|Human|] Hello, hoping for some help....A few months ago my dad was on the operating table to get a routine knee surgery when the doctor came in and said he couldnt perform the surgery because my dads platelet count was only 18.. They did a splenectomy but it didnt work, a week later the levels dropped again. What other options are there? Thanks:)
[|AI|]  Hi, Thanks for writing in to us. Platelets are essential because they help in clotting of blood. If platelets are low, your surgeon will not take risk of performing surgery. If spleen was suspected to be causing this then it might have increased the platelet count. There may be many other reasons which can cause low platelets. A temporary option can be in transfusing platelet concentrates and stabilizing his platelet count before doing surgery. This should be discussed with your surgeon. Hope this helps