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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

Current knowledge of thrombocytopenia in sepsis and COVID-19.

Junjie Cheng, Hanhai Zeng, Huaijun Chen, Linfeng Fan, Chaoran Xu, Huaping Huang, Tianchi Tang, Min Li

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The international, prospective CytOSorbJournal of intensive medicine · 2025
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  7. Direct megakaryopoiesis.Current opinion in hematology · 2025
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  10. Thrombocytopenia in Sepsis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  15. Avatrombopag and Platelet Recovery in Sepsis-Associated Thrombocytopenia: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Junjie ChengIntensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China.
Hanhai ZengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Huaijun ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Linfeng FanDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Chaoran XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Huaping HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Tianchi TangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Min LiIntensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thrombocytopenia, characterized by a decrease in platelet count, is commonly observed in sepsis and COVID-19. In sepsis, thrombocytopenia can result from various mechanisms, including impaired platelet production in the bone marrow, accelerated platelet destruction due to increased inflammation, sequestration of platelets in the spleen, immune-mediated platelet destruction, or dysregulated host responses. Similarly, thrombocytopenia has been reported in COVID-19 patients, but the immune-related mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Notably, interventions targeting thrombocytopenia have shown potential for improving outcomes in both sepsis and COVID-19 patients. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for developing effective treatments.

Indexed as

AnemiaCOVID-19SepsisThrombocytopeniaBlood PlateletsHumansPlatelet CountCOVID-19plateletplatelet countsepsisthrombocytopenia

Identifiers

PMID37841241
PMCPMC10568455
OpenAlexW4387304999

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