The Neonatal Hemorrhagic Risk Assessment in Thrombocytopenia Study

This is a prospective longitudinal study that evaluates Platelet Function Analyzer-100 (PFA-100) CT-ADPs (closure time-ADP) and incidence of bleeding using the Neonatal Bleeding Assessment Tool - Neo-BAT in preterm neonates \<32 weeks gestational age or with a birth weight \<1500 grams and with different degrees of thrombocytopenia. The investigators hypothesized that PFA-100 CT-ADP, a global in vitro test of primary hemostasis, will be a better predictor of clinical bleeding in neonates than platelet count alone. A bleeding risk assessment marker could help physicians more accurately determine the risk/benefit ratio of platelet transfusions, guiding platelet transfusion decisions in neonates with thrombocytopenia.