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 . Ticagrelor plus aspirin, when compared with clopidogrel plus aspirin, resulted in faster and more sustained ...

We hypothesized that the combined use of leukoreduction and avoidance of infusion of ABO-incompatible antibodies or antigens would reduce both the need for HLA-matched platelets and the development of ...

In more than one-quarter of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), levels of on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity change over the first month. But an algorithm integrating ...

Platelets from a patient with the Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome were studied. These platelets had decreased amounts of serotonin and adenine nucleotides, and a decreased number of mepacrine-labeled dense ...

Platelet transfusions are commonly used to prevent bleeding in preterm infants with thrombocytopenia. Data are lacking to provide guidance regarding thresholds for prophylactic platelet transfusions ...

Background PRP, obtained from centrifuged autologous blood, contains a large quantity of growth factors, which may enhance tissue healing processes. Local infiltration of PRP represents a relatively ...