The use of cryopreserved platelets is associated with higher perioperative blood loss, higher transfusion use, and longer ICU ...

The study included 202 adults undergoing cardiac surgery at 11 Australian tertiary hospitals between August 2021 and April ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective for use in critically injured patients—a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Up to 1,000 additional blood platelet donors are needed in the coming year to meet demand, as "there is no substitute for platelets".