Swiss investigators conducted a prospective interventional study, designed to reduce blood transfusions after such orthopedic procedures. A 1-year control period (involving 208 patients ...

Transfusion Alter Transfusion Med. 2008;10(3):92-101. For either buffy-coat-derived or apheresis platelets, the majority of plasma (70%) in the platelet concentrate can be replaced with an ...

Introduction In patients with transient thrombocytopenia being treated with high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell rescue—haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), prophylactic ...

Surgery or a blood or platelet transfusion may be necessary in extreme cases. The typical platelet count for adults is 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. Is 120,000 a low ...

There are red blood cells, plasma and platelets that can be separated ... are tagged and scanned to patients' charts, preparing to be sent out for transfusion. Donated blood is used to help ...

And your blood contains cells even smaller than red blood cells called platelets ... a blood transfusion is done with only part of the blood. You might be given one or more of these blood parts based ...

“Our crews see the need for pre-hospital transfusions on a regular basis and we know this will lead to better outcomes for patients in the field.” In many trauma situations in the ...