Optimal dosing and triggers for prophylactic use of platelet transfusions
Rinder H, Arbini A, Snyder E. Optimal dosing and triggers for prophylactic use of platelet transfusions. Current Opinion In Hematology 1999, 6: 437. PMID: 10546800, DOI: 10.1097/00062752-199911000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProphylactic platelet transfusionsPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet transfusion guidelinesPlatelet transfusion practicesPlatelet transfusion supportAdequate platelet inventoryTransfusion intervalTransfusion guidelinesTransfusion supportMyeloablative therapyOptimal dosingTransfusion practiceProphylactic useThrombocytopenic patientsOutpatient supportPatient outcomesInpatient settingPlatelet dosePlatelet dosesTransfusionSmall dosesPlatelet inventoryPatientsDosesRecent studies