A group of 12 thrombocytopenic patients, ranging in age from two to fourteen years, were studied. The thrombocytopenia was due to diverse conditions (Table 1). The platelet count ranged from 3000 to ...

February 18, 2010 — Low doses of platelets given prophylactically led to a decreased number of platelets transfused per patient but an increased number of transfusions given, according to the results ...

ASCO convened an Expert Panel and conducted a systematic review of the medical literature published from September 1, 2014, through October 26, 2016. This review builds on two 2015 systematic reviews ...

A newborn infant with isoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura due to incompatibility of the P1 A1 platelet antigen system was treated with transfusion of incompatible platelets and by exchange transfusion, ...

Hospitals and blood centers are always trying to avoid shortages. Someone needs blood every two seconds, and less than 10% of ...

LAKE ZURICH, Ill. & WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A $30 test that takes fewer than 30 minutes to perform can prevent potentially deadly transfusions of bacterial contamination in platelets, ...

Platelet donations are essential for patients with blood disorders, those undergoing cancer treatment, trauma victims, and ...

Turbulence is a critical physical factor that promotes the large-scale production of functional platelets from human induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers reportl. Exposure to turbulent energy ...

Between May and October 2018, four cases of sepsis followed patients' platelet transfusion — one resulting in death — and are now under investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Four people in three states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year, according to a US government report released Thursday. One ...