Assertion: platelet transfusion | /r/HasProperty | ineffective
Facets:
value: at preventing bleeding
type: PURPOSE
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Platelet transfusions are usually ineffective, and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (2 g/kg over 2-5 d) is required.
text: For example a recent RCT in patients with dengue haemorrhagic fever (87 participants) showed that prophylactic platelet transfusions were ineffective at preventing bleeding but were associated with harm as three anaphylactic reactions occurred in the group receiving prophylactic transfusions (17).