Anum Arshad Beg, Mirza Arshad Beg, Faisal Siddiqi, Madiha Haroon, Areeba Abdullah.
Thrombocytopenia as a mortality predictor in septic patients.
Pak J Surg Jan ;38(1):18-21.

Objective: To determine the association of thrombocytopenia as a predictor of mortality in septic patients. Material and Methods: The study was done from November 2018 to January 2019 in all the ICU departments at Liaquat National Hospital. All patients in the ICU who had been diagnosed with sepsis at time of admission were part of the study. A daily platelet count was recorded for every patient since the time of admission until discharge or mortality occurred. Any drop of platelet count >50% compared with admission counts was also noted down. Results: A sample of 168 patients were part of the study. Out of the total, 47 patients presented with sepsis and thrombocytopenia at the time of admission and discharge. Out of them, 21 patients (45%) expired. Expired patients were 14 (67%) male and 7(33%) females with a mean age of 60.14+-13.14 years (range 34-81 years). The mean length of hospital stay per patient was 8.43+-6.37 days (range 1-25 days). Moreover, 9(42.90 %) of the expired patients were hypertensive and 10(47.60%) were diabetic. Conclusion: The study concludes that observing sequential platelet count in septic patients could assist health care workers in making timely intervention in high risk patients and consequently decreasing the risk of mortality associated with septic patients.

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