| Design | Individually randomised/cluster‐randomised/matched |
| Participants | People of all ages with a low platelet count who are due to have surgery |
| Experimental intervention | Prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery |
| Control intervention | No prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery (placebo or no treatment). |
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