TY - JOUR
T1 - Platelet transfusion prophylaxis for patients with haematological malignancies: where to now?
AU - Stanworth, SJ
AU - Hyde, Christopher
AU - Brunskill, S
AU - Murphy, M
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - National guidelines for platelet transfusion in many countries recommend that the general platelet transfusion trigger for prophylaxis is 10x10(9)/l. This annotation reviews the evidence for this threshold level and discusses other current unresolved issues relevant to platelet transfusion practice such as the optimal dose and the clinical benefit of a strategy for the prophylactic use of platelet transfusions when the platelet count falls below a given threshold.
AB - National guidelines for platelet transfusion in many countries recommend that the general platelet transfusion trigger for prophylaxis is 10x10(9)/l. This annotation reviews the evidence for this threshold level and discusses other current unresolved issues relevant to platelet transfusion practice such as the optimal dose and the clinical benefit of a strategy for the prophylactic use of platelet transfusions when the platelet count falls below a given threshold.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05769.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05769.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16351634
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VL - 131
SP - 588
EP - 595
JO - British Journal of Haematology
JF - British Journal of Haematology
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