Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	80443
Country	Italy

Received	2022-09-27 21:07
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Minimum platelet count threshold before invasive procedures in cirrhosis: Evolution of the guidelines
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Marco Biolato, Federica Vitale, Tiziano Galasso, Antonio Gasbarrini and Antonio Grieco
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Corresponding Author	Marco Biolato, MD, PhD, Staff Physician, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, CEMAD, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy. marco.biolato@policlinicogemelli.it
Key Words	Liver disease; Thrombocytopenia; Avatrombopag; Lusutrombopag; Transfusion
Core Tip	There are several reviews in the literature that deals with the management of thrombocytopenia in patients with cirrhosis undergoing scheduled invasive procedures. However, this review is one of the few to provide a comparison between the main guidelines concerning the platelet-count reference threshold to consider safely performing the various types of procedures.
Publish Date	2023-02-27 11:23
Citation	Biolato M, Vitale F, Galasso T, Gasbarrini A, Grieco A. Minimum platelet count threshold before invasive procedures in cirrhosis: Evolution of the guidelines. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(2): 127-141
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v15/i2/127.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i2.127

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