Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The ...
Thrombocytopenia following myelotoxic therapy is a common problem and can lead to substantial morbidity and mortality when severe (<10 000–20 000/μl). Other detrimental events such as transfusion ...
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 ...
Refractoriness to infused platelets becomes a major clinical problem for many patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Inadequate post-transfusion platelet count increments can be due to a number ...
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 ...
Unless a patient’s platelet count is below 10,000 and there is spontaneous, active bleeding, no platelet transfusion is required in dengue patients as it might cause serious complications like sepsis ...
LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition, announced ...