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New Guidelines for Platelet Transfusion Recommend Restrictive Strategies

While RBC transfusions have declined with the widespread adoption of restrictive thresholds, platelet transfusions have remained steady in recent years. Updated clinical practice guidelines, however, from the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) and International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG) now recommend restrictive platelet transfusion strategies across a broader range of clinical scenarios. Although some of…

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