2020
Effect of platelet storage duration on clinical outcomes and incremental platelet change in critically ill children
Nellis ME, Spinella PC, Tucci M, Stanworth SJ, Steiner ME, Cushing MM, Davis PJ, Karam O, The Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators network P. Effect of platelet storage duration on clinical outcomes and incremental platelet change in critically ill children. Transfusion 2020, 60: 2849-2858. PMID: 32959409, PMCID: PMC8396066, DOI: 10.1111/trf.16094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesIll childrenPLT transfusionsObservational point prevalence studyPediatric intensive care unitStorage ageSafety of plateletsFurther prospective evaluationPoint prevalence studyIntensive care unitImmune system dysfunctionFebrile transfusion reactionsDays of ageScreening weekCare unitProspective evaluationSystem dysfunctionTransfusion reactionsPlatelet changesTransfusionPLT countTransfusion efficacyAge groupsSecondary analysisSignificant association
2019
Effects of ABO Matching of Platelet Transfusions in Critically Ill Children*
Nellis ME, Goel R, Karam O, Cushing MM, Davis PJ, Steiner ME, Tucci M, Stanworth SJ, Spinella PC. Effects of ABO Matching of Platelet Transfusions in Critically Ill Children*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2019, 20: e61-e69. PMID: 30422914, PMCID: PMC6709973, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet countIll childrenTransfusion reactionsMinor incompatibilityCells/LABO-incompatible platelet transfusionsABO-compatible transfusionsABO-identical transfusionsABO-incompatible plateletsIncompatible platelet transfusionsCritically Ill ChildrenABO-identical plateletsABO-compatible plateletsMajor incompatibilityIncompatible plateletsNonbleeding patientsScreening weekPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesABO matchingCompatible plateletsTransfusion doseMechanical ventilationOncologic diagnosis