65.4% of hospitalized ITP inpatients did not have a bleeding episode or surgical procedure associated with their platelet transfusion. Platelet transfusions were not associated with improved clinical ...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the most effective, evidence-based approach to the use of platelet transfusions in patients with cancer. OUTCOMES: Outcomes of interest included prevention of morbidity and ...
Platelet transfusion is a cornerstone in the management of thrombocytopenia and the prevention of bleeding in a wide range of clinical settings, yet it is beset by complex immunological, technical and ...
THE variability in the natural history of both acquired and idiopathic aplastic anemia makes it difficult to evaluate the success of any specific program of therapy. With careful attention to ...
Hello, this is Ringo Ikura🍎🩸In May 2019, while hospitalized for leukemia treatment at age 29, I was receiving platelet ...
Febrile responses to platelet transfusions are common but some can be life-threatening and the cause of these reactions is largely unknown. In June 23 Lancet, Richard Phipps and colleagues from ...
The Red Cross’s fall appeal highlights a fragile part of American health care: a lifesaving blood component that must be ...
Hello, I am Azu🩸As a clinical laboratory technician certified as a transfusion laboratory technologist, I work in ...
Four people in three states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year, according to a US government report released Thursday. One ...
To provide evidence-based guidance on the use of platelet transfusion in people with cancer. This guideline updates and replaces the previous ASCO platelet transfusion guideline published initially in ...