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Platelet Transfusion Therapy

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 2013
Platelet transfusion therapy has become an integral part of the treatment of patients with hematological and solid tumor malignancy receiving chemotherapy. Since its introduction almost 60 years ago, several advances and refinements have been introduced in the collection, storage, and administration to improve the safety and efficacy of platelet ...
Perumal, Thiagarajan   +1 more
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Canine platelet transfusions

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2009
AbstractObjective –To review potential platelet storage options, guidelines for administration of platelets, and adverse events associated with platelet transfusions.Data Sources –Data sources included original research publications and scientific reviews.Human Data Synthesis –Transfusion of platelet concentrates (PCs) plays a key role in the ...
Mary Beth, Callan   +2 more
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Optimizing platelet transfusions

Current Opinion in Hematology, 2015
Platelet transfusion remains a challenging procedure. Concerns about bacterial contamination and other complications, and the interest in improving the evidence base for criteria for platelet transfusion thresholds and policies have provided impetus for studies that challenge the status quo.
Kyle, Annen, Jordan E, Olson
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Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion

New England Journal of Medicine, 2013
To the Editor: We recently reported on a trial1 that was similar to the Trial of Prophylactic Platelets (TOPPS) by Stanworth et al. (May 9 issue).2 TOPPS showed that a strategy of prophylactic platelet transfusion, as compared with a strategy of no prophylaxis, was marginally superior in preventing bleeding of World Health Organization (WHO) grade 2 or
Hannes, Wandt   +2 more
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Platelet Transfusion Therapy

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 1996
Although platelet transfusion is a vital part of modern hemotherapy, many related issues are unresolved. The most appropriate trigger point of transfusion and the clinical utility of prophylactic transfusion are still debated, but the importance of patient-specific transfusion decisions is clear.
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Platelet Transfusion Thresholds: How Low Can We Go in Respect to Platelet Counting?

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2019
Platelet transfusion is conventionally used to prevent or treat bleeding in patients with low platelet counts or impaired platelet function. The identification of accurate thresholds of platelet count for guiding platelet transfusion practices is a ...
G. Lippi, E. Favaloro, S. Buoro
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Platelet transfusion therapy

Journal of Clinical Apheresis, 2001
AbstractThe relative merits of apheresis platelets and platelet concentrates are undergoing debate due to evolving issues of safety, inventory, and cost. The application of photochemical inactivation technology may eliminate any rationale for the use of apheresis platelets rather than pooled platelet concentrates, so that the relative merits of these ...
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Platelet Transfusion in Perioperative Medicine

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2019
Platelet transfusions aim to improve primary hemostasis and to prevent or treat bleeding in patients with reduced platelet numbers and/or platelet function.
T. Thiele, A. Greinacher
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Platelet Transfusion Therapy

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 1990
This article reviews appropriate platelet support of those patients who are chronically thrombocytopenic because of decreased platelet production, including those receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatments and those undergoing bone marrow transplants.
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Platelet Transfusion Therapy

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1965
The safety and hemostatic effects of platelet transfusions have been well demonstrated in a National Cancer Institute—Acute Leukemia Task Force supported collaborative study among five major institutions and the National Laboratories of the American Red Cross.
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