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Trends in platelet count among cancer patients [PDF]
Experimental Hematology & Oncology, 2022 An elevated platelet count has been associated with an increased incidence of cancer and poor survival for many cancer types. In this study, platelet levels were captured among cancer patients in the 2 years prior to and following a cancer diagnosis.
Vasily Giannakeas
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2006 A previously healthy 48-year-old man was admitted for severe burns involving his face, thorax, and upper and lower limbs (45 percent of body-surface area) associated with an inhalation injury. The hemoglobin level was 12.3 g per deciliter, the hematocrit 37 percent, the mean corpuscular volume 93 μm3, the red-cell–distribution width 15.8 percent, and ...
Michele Siegenthaler, Olivier Spertini
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Haematologica, 2014 After Giulio Bizzozero identified platelets at the end of the 19th century,[1][1] many authors sought to define the normal concentration of these elements in human blood. However, methods to enumerate platelets remained inaccurate until the middle of the last century, and the proposed ...
Carlo L. Balduini, Patrizia Noris
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Monocarboxyoctyl phthalate is associated with platelet count: evidence from a large cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionPhthalates are environmental pollutants that are harmful to human health. However, the impact of phthalate on platelet count remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the correlation between five phthalate metabolites in urine and platelet
Jian Zhang +3 more
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Assessing the periprocedural magnitude of platelet count change in response to lusutrombopag
JHEP Reports, 2021 Background & Aims: Despite limitations, platelet transfusion has been used to minimise bleeding risk in patients with thrombocytopaenia. Lusutrombopag is an oral, thrombopoietin receptor agonist approved for treatment of thrombocytopaenia associated ...
Robert S. Brown, Jr. +7 more
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Platelet Counts during Pregnancy [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 (N Engl J Med. 2018;379:32–43) In the present study, the authors evaluated platelet counts in women (15 to 44 y of age) who delivered at the Oklahoma University Medical Center between 2011 and 2014. Their objectives were to (1) evaluate the potential severity of gestational thrombocytopenia (<150,000 platelets/mm3 at the time of delivery ...
Jessica A, Reese +7 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 Impedance aggregometry (Multiplate®) detects the effects of platelet aggregation inhibitors and can predict thrombotic complications after coronary and cerebrovascular stent interventions.
Mohamed Soliman, Matthias Hartmann
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Recovery of Platelet Count among Apheresis Platelet Donors [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Increase in awareness regarding use of single donor platelets and the availability of technology has resulted in increased platelet pheresis procedures.
Ravindra Prasad Thokala +3 more
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Decreased platelet count in patients receiving continuous veno-venous hemofiltration: a single-center retrospective study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: A decreased platelet count may occur and portend a worse outcome in patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). We aim to investigate the incidence of decreased platelet count and related risk factors in patients receiving
Buyun Wu +5 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives Platelet count is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with cancer. It remains unknown whether the platelet count is related to in-hospital mortality in severely ill patients with tumours.Design A retrospective study based on a ...
Yue Chen +12 more
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