A randomized trial compared prophylactic platelet transfusion with transfusion given when bleeding occurred. Decreased platelet usage was noted in the therapeutic transfusion group with a very low ...
A group of 12 thrombocytopenic patients, ranging in age from two to fourteen years, were studied. The thrombocytopenia was due to diverse conditions (Table 1). The platelet count ranged from 3000 to ...
A new guideline for administering platelet transfusions to adult patients emphasizes judicious use of the procedure to reduce patient risk and conserve resources, according to an article published ...
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 ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — More patients with hematologic malignancies who followed a no-prophylaxis platelet transfusion policy ...
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 ...
THE hemorrhagic tendency of thrombocytopenic animals can be controlled temporarily by transfusions of fresh platelet concentrates. 1,2 The clinical value of platelet transfusions has previously been ...
A larger number of platelet transfusions given before a bone marrow transplant to treat bone marrow failure syndromes correlates with a greater risk of transplant rejection. A model system in mice ...
Platelet transfusion thresholds in according bleeding risk and the presence of bleeding. WHO = World Health Organization. “In practice, we see all too often [that] prophylactic transfusion of ...
Platelets are small, disk-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood ...
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