Platelet transfusion
Platelet Transfusion - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Platelet transfusion is a lifesaving procedure that prevents or stops bleeding in patients with low platelet counts or functional platelet ...
Platelet transfusion: Indications, ordering, and associated risks
Outline · Dose · Infusion rate · Whole blood derived (WBD) versus apheresis platelets · Leukoreduction · Irradiation · CMV · ABO, Rh, and HLA ...
Platelet Transfusion for Patients With Cancer - ASCO Publications
The threshold for prophylactic platelet transfusion has traditionally been ≤ 10 × 109/L for clinically stable patients undergoing autologous or allogeneic HSCT, ...
Platelets - Blood Transfusion - The Royal Children's Hospital
Apheresis platelets in Platelet Additive Solution (PAS). Dose of platelets obtained from a single donor and suspended in a mixture of PAS and 40% donor plasma.
Platelet transfusion - Wikipedia
Platelet transfusion, also known as platelet concentrate, is used to prevent or treat bleeding in people with either a low platelet count or poor platelet ...
Platelets dosing, indications, interactions, adverse effects, and more.
Platelet transfusions may be given for thrombocytopenia or platelet dysfunction to treat active platelet-related bleeding or as prophylaxis in those at serious ...
Platelet Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the AABB
The AABB recommends transfusing hospitalized adult patients with a platelet count of 10 × 10 9 cells/L or less to reduce the risk for spontaneous bleeding.
Platelet transfusions - Lifeblood
Platelets help with forming blood clots, and you may need a transfusion of them if you have a low platelet count.
How I use platelet transfusions | Blood - ASH Publications
The cornerstones of management include timely and balanced administration of blood components with control of bleeding (either surgical or ...
Thrombocyte Transfusion - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Platelet transfusions are rarely indicated in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenias such as ITP. Platelet transfusions are used only when these patients ...
Platelet Transfusion in Hematology, Oncology and Surgery - PMC
The standard recommendation to date has been that acute hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia should be treated with a prophylactic platelet transfusion if the ...
Platelets are also used for prophylactic transfusions to prevent bleeding due to decreased platelet production in patients undergoing chemotherapy, and/or ...
Platelet transfusion, alloimmunization and management of platelet ...
Platelet transfusions can be used to increase the number of functional platelets and therefore decrease the risk of bleeding problems.
Platelet Transfusion for Patients With Cancer: American Society of ...
Platelet transfusion for patients with cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update was developed and written by:
Perioperative Platelet Transfusions | Anesthesiology
This paper will discuss guidelines, physiologic evidence, and the results of randomized clinical trials as they affect perioperative platelet therapy.
Refractoriness to platelet transfusion - UpToDate
Outline · SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS · INTRODUCTION · DEFINITION AND PREVALENCE · FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PLATELET REFRACTORINESS · Non-immune ...
Platelet transfusion refractoriness: how do I diagnose and manage?
Platelet refractoriness is defined as a repeated suboptimal response to platelet transfusions with lower-than-expected posttransfusion count ...
Platelet Transfusion and Death or Neurodevelopmental Impairment ...
The findings of this study suggest that infants born extremely preterm who receive platelet transfusions may have a higher risk of death or neurodevelopmental ...
Platelets for Transfusion | American Red Cross
The American Red Cross supplies nearly 1 million pathogen-reduced platelets annually providing hospitals with a safe and sustainable platelet supply.
Guidelines for the Administration of Platelets - Wadsworth Center
The exact platelet count of the transfused component should be used for calculating CCI to assess possible refractoriness. II. BENEFITS OF PLATELET TRANSFUSION.