International pediatric thrombosis network to advance pediatric thrombosis research: Communication from the ISTH SSC subcommittee on pediatric and neonatal thrombosis and hemostasis

C. Heleen van OmmenManuela AlbisettiMohir BhattMarianne BonduelBrian BranchfordElizabeth ChalmersAnthony ChanNeil A. GoldenbergSusanne HolzhauerPaul MonagleUlrike Nowak-GöttlShoshana Revel-VilkGabriela SciuccatieNongnuch SirachainanChristoph MaleRoyal Hospital for Children, GlasgowMcMaster UniversityUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineUniversity of MelbourneRoyal Children's Hospital, MelbourneCharité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinFaculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol UniversityErasmus MC Sophia Children's HospitalMedizinische Universität WienHebrew University of JerusalemUniversitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus KielKinderspital ZürichAll Children's Hospital St. PetersburgFundacion Hospital de Pediatria Professor Dr. Juan P. GarrahanJohns Hopkins School of Medicine2022-08-042022-08-042021-04-01Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Vol.19, No.4 (2021), 1123-112915387836153879332-s2.0-85103745080https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/78307Pediatric thromboembolism is a rare and heterogenous disease. As a result, there is a paucity of knowledge with regard to natural history, management, and outcomes of most types of pediatric venous and arterial thromboembolism. International research collaboration is needed to fill these knowledge gaps. Not only randomized controlled trials, but also representative observational studies are required to answer all research questions. Therefore, the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Pediatric and Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis initiated the International Pediatric Thrombosis Network (IPTN). The aims of the IPTN include (1) development of the Throm-PED registry to facilitate international prospective observational studies, and (2) establishment of a network of pediatric thrombosis centers experienced in effectively conducting clinical trials and observational studies. The IPTN needs dedicated clinicians all over the world and several funding sources to obtain high-quality research data to reach its ultimate goal of improving care in children with thrombosis. The aim of this communication is to call for active participation in the IPTN to all physicians taking care of children with thrombosis worldwide.Mahidol UniversityMedicineInternational pediatric thrombosis network to advance pediatric thrombosis research: Communication from the ISTH SSC subcommittee on pediatric and neonatal thrombosis and hemostasisArticleSCOPUS10.1111/jth.15260