Seven-Day Platelet Storage and Platelet Count Increments Platelets must be stored at room temperature to preserve function, which makes them susceptible to bacterial contamination. Recently, several countries… April 4, 2023
First Autologous Human Transfusion of Engineered Platelets Approximately 2 million units of platelets are transfused each year in the United States, but there are many drawbacks and… December 7, 2022
Clinical Predictors of Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is a rare, life-threatening condition in pregnancy and is the leading cause of intracranial… November 30, 2022
Prophylactic Tranexamic Acid Does Not Decrease Bleeding or Transfusions in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies Patients with hematologic malignancies account for 43% of the 2 million platelet doses transfused in the U.S. each year. Despite… September 21, 2022
Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Do Not Improve Ankle Osteoarthritis Ankle (tibiotalar) osteoarthritis affects approximately 3.4% of adults and is associated with a reduced quality of life. Effective non-surgical treatments… November 17, 2021
Pathogen Reduced Platelets are Non-Inferior to Conventional Platelets for Hematology Patients Results for the PIPER Phase 4 study of psoralen-UVA pathogen reduced platelets (PRPC) (Cerus Corporation) following transfusion were recently presented… October 28, 2021
Cold Storage Affects Platelet Function and Glycoprotein VI Levels Maintaining an adequate supply of platelets is laborious and costly since they can only be stored for 5 to 7… October 20, 2021
RBC and Plasma Transfusions Decreased in the U.S. (2015-2018) Blood transfusions are one of the most common medical procedures in hospitalized patients, and robust data from randomized clinical trials… September 28, 2021
REDS-III Study Highlights Need for Pediatric Oncology Transfusion Guidelines Pediatric hematology/oncology patients receive a significant proportion of pediatric transfusions. Data, however, are limited guiding clinical decisions for transfusions… September 22, 2021
Mean Fluorescence Intensity to Select HLA-Matched Platelets Over two million units of platelets are transfused each year in the United States—the majority to hematology-oncology patients. Alloimmunization against… August 13, 2021
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