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 ...
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 ...
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) can damage bone marrow, lowering red blood cells and platelets. Transfusions replace missing cells to manage anemia or thrombocytopenia. Up to 9 in 10 people with MDS ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effect of Splenectomy on the Response to Platelet Transfusion in Three Patients with Aplastic Anemia
THE variability in the natural history of both acquired and idiopathic aplastic anemia makes it difficult to evaluate the success of any specific program of therapy. With careful attention to ...
Treatment of hairy-cell leukemia with cladribine: response, toxicity, and long-term follow-up. Seventy-eight patients undergoing induction therapy for acute leukemia were randomized to receive ...
A preliminary study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests a possible explanation for the biological process responsible for inducing fever and related symptoms after the transfusion of ...
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