Assertion: platelet transfusion | /r/HasProperty | considered in cardiac surgical patients
Facets:
value: with thrombocytopenia
type: OTHER
value: with perioperative bleeding
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In contrast, we suggest that platelet transfusion should be considered in cardiac surgical patients with perioperative bleeding and thrombocytopenia (see the Definitions section) and/or suspected qualitative platelet abnormalities, which often result from exposure of platelets to the CPB circuit (54).