Can Immature Platelet Fraction be an Early Predictor for Congenital Pneumonia?

ER İ., ÇETİN C., BAYDEMİR C., GÜNLEMEZ A.

TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI, vol.55, no.4, pp.409-417, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/turkpediatriars.2020.98965
  • Journal Name: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.409-417
  • Keywords: Congenital pneumonia, early predictor, immature platelet fraction, TRANSIENT TACHYPNEA, SEPSIS, RECOVERY, RISK
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Timely diagnosis and treatment of congenital pneumonia are crucial. A new hematologic parameter, immature platelet fraction, has been used to gather clinical information on the prognosis of thrombocytopenia, as well as to measure inflammatory activity in adult patients. This study aimed to compare immature platelet fraction and sepsis biomarkers in late-preterm infants diagnosed as having congenital pneumonia and to evaluate its predictive value for congenital pneumonia.