A 55-year-old man on ICU has severe sepsis with a platelet count of 15 × 10⁹/L. He is not actively bleeding and has no planned procedures. According to NICE and BSH guidelines, should he receive a prophylactic platelet transfusion?AYes - transfuse platelets to >100 × 10⁹/LBProphylactic platelet transfusion is recommended when the count is <10 × 10⁹/L (or <20 × 10⁹/L if there is active sepsis, high fever, or other bleeding risk factors); at 15 × 10⁹/L with active sepsis, a prophylactic transfusion to maintain >20 × 10⁹/L is reasonableCNever transfuse platelets prophylacticallyDOnly transfuse if actively bleedingEPlatelet count does not matter in sepsisCheck my answer