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Table 1 Bleeding conditions in 170 neonates with severe thrombocytopenia [n(%)]

From: Bleeding in neonates with severe thrombocytopenia: a retrospective cohort study

Bleeding condition

Lowest platelet count (× 109/L)

 ≤ 30

(n = 110)

31–50

(n = 60)

Extracranial hemorrhage

72(65.5)

23(38.3)

 Cutaneous bleeding

59(53.6)

14(23.3)

 Umbilical bleeding

7(6.4)

3(5.0)

 Pulmonary hemorrhage

13(11.8)

5(8.3)

 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage

17(15.5)

7(11.7)

Intracranial hemorrhage

36(32.7)

17(28.3)

 Subdural hemorrhage

11(10.0)

6(10.0)

 Subarachnoid hemorrhage

5(4.5)

2(3.3)

 Solitary (non-cerebellar) parenchymal hemorrhage

5(4.5)

3(5.0)

 Cerebellar parenchymal hemorrhage

3(2.7)

1(1.7)

 IVH (All Grades)

25(22.7)

7(11.7)

 IVH (III/IV)

9(8.2)

3(5.0)

  1. IVH Intraventricular hemorrhage