1. BSH Guideline: management of thrombotic and haemostatic issues in paediatric malignancy.
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Sibson, Keith R., Biss, Tina T., Furness, Caroline L., Grainger, John D., Hough, Rachael E., Macartney, Christine, Payne, Jeanette H., Chalmers, Elizabeth A., and the British Society for Haematology
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THROMBOSIS in children ,PEDIATRIC hematology ,THROMBOEMBOLISM in children ,THROMBOCYTOPENIA in children ,BLOOD coagulation disorders - Abstract
The article discusses the British Society for Haematology's (BSH) guidelines on the management of thrombotic and haemostatic issues in paediatric malignancy. Topics discussed include the methodology for the creation of the guidelines, venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding as serious complications of cancer and its treatment, assessing and reducing the risk of VTE, treatment of various types of VTE, management of thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy and therapy for menstrual suppression.
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- 2018
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