Surgical Patients
Patients who undergo surgery are at risk of prolonged or larger than expected bleeding at the time of surgical intervention.
These are the recommended safe platelet levels for various surgical interventions.
| Adult ITP - "Safe" Platelet Counts | |
| Dentistry (fillings) | 10 x 109/L |
| Extractions | 30 x 109/L |
| Regional block | 50 x 109/L |
| Minor surgery | 50 x 109/L |
| Major surgery | 80 x 109/L |
Ref. British Journal of Haematology, 2003, 120, pp 574-596. "Guidlines for the Investigation and Management of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Adults, Children and Pregnancy."
