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Frozen maternal platelets for neonatal thrombocytopenia
Author(s) -
McGill M.,
Mayhaus C.,
Hoff R.,
Carey P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1987.27487264745.x
Subject(s) - phlebotomy , medicine , platelet , platelet transfusion , blood transfusion , fresh frozen plasma , obstetrics , surgery
A case is reported of an alloimmunized, neonatal, thrombocytopenic patient who was successfully transfused with maternal platelets collected by cytapheresis and cryopreserved 3 months before delivery. Phlebotomy or cytapheresis of the mother immediately before delivery was avoided. Transfusion of maternal platelets over a 7‐day period with aliquots containing an average of 7.1 × 10(10) platelets in 50 ml of plasma was possible. Satisfactory increases in platelet counts were sustained after transfusion.