MEAN PLATELET VOLUME CAN BE USED AS A HOSPITALIZATION CRITERIA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE BRONCHIOLITIS

Yildiz Y., Cakmak S., Calapoglu T., Hocoglu Z. I., Karadeniz E. G., Ozkasap S.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.34, sa.6, ss.1997-2000, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2018_6_311
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1997-2000
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Acute bronchiolitis is a disease generally seen in children tinder the age of 2 years and progressing with pronounced wheezing, cough, tachypnea and prolonged expirium resulting from inflammation of the bronchioles frequently caused by viral infection. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of platelet activation and function.