"Platelet Count" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The number of PLATELETS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD.
| Descriptor ID |
D010976
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.500.195.107.740 E01.370.225.625.107.700 E01.370.225.625.625.625 E05.200.500.195.107.740 E05.200.625.107.700 E05.200.625.625.625 E05.242.195.107.740 G04.140.107.740 G09.188.105.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Platelet Count- Platelet Count
- Count, Platelet
- Counts, Platelet
- Platelet Counts
- Platelet Number
- Number, Platelet
- Numbers, Platelet
- Platelet Numbers
- Blood Platelet Number
- Blood Platelet Numbers
- Number, Blood Platelet
- Numbers, Blood Platelet
- Platelet Number, Blood
- Platelet Numbers, Blood
- Blood Platelet Count
- Blood Platelet Counts
- Count, Blood Platelet
- Counts, Blood Platelet
- Platelet Count, Blood
- Platelet Counts, Blood
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Platelet Count" by people in this website by year, and whether "Platelet Count" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platelet Count" by people in Profiles.
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Predicting development of pediatric chronic immune thrombocytopenia at disease onset using a statistical risk model. Blood. 2026 Apr 16; 147(16):1863-1872.
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Immune thrombocytopenia in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Blood. 2026 Mar 19; 147(12):1351-1364.
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Eltrombopag for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Immune Thrombocytopenia Requiring Treatment: The PINES Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 11 25; 334(20):1816-1826.
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Real-World Use of Avatrombopag in Children and Adolescents With Immune Thrombocytopenia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jan; 73(1):e32143.
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Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Review. JAMA. 2025 08 12; 334(6):517-529.
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Platelets and mortality in bloodstream infection: a multicenter cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Oct; 31(10):1733-1736.
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The Diagnostic Role of the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Feb 21; 26(5).
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Phase 3 Validation of PAaM for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Stratification in Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar; 168(3):556-567.e7.
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Accuracy of blood-based biomarkers for staging liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease: A systematic review supporting the AASLD Practice Guideline. Hepatology. 2025 Jan 01; 81(1):358-379.
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Comparison of Platelet Mass Index to Platelet Count as Transfusion Trigger in Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Clin Lab. 2023 Jul 01; 69(7).