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Platelet transfusion prophylaxis for patients with haematological malignancies: where to now?
Author(s) -
Stanworth S. J.,
Hyde C.,
Brunskill S.,
Murphy M. F.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05769.x
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet transfusion , platelet , intensive care medicine
Summary National guidelines for platelet transfusion in many countries recommend that the general platelet transfusion trigger for prophylaxis is 10 × 10 9 /l. This annotation reviews the evidence for this threshold level and discusses other current unresolved issues relevant to platelet transfusion practice such as the optimal dose and the clinical benefit of a strategy for the prophylactic use of platelet transfusions when the platelet count falls below a given threshold.