Transfusion Medicine is a dynamically evolving field. Recent high-quality research has
reshaped the paradigms guiding blood transfusion. As increasing evidence supports the …

Platelet transfusions are commonly administered for the prevention or treatment of bleeding
in patients with acquired thrombocytopenia across a range of clinical contexts. Recent data …

Background Thrombocytopenia is frequent in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and may be
associated with adverse outcomes. We aimed to assess the incidence, risk factors, and …

Objectives: Critically ill patients with deranged conventional coagulation tests are often
perceived to have an increased bleeding risk. Whether anticoagulant prophylaxis for these …

Purpose Prophylactic platelet transfusions (PT) aim to reduce bleeding. We assessed
whether restrictive PT compared to prophylactic strategy could apply in ICU. Material and …

BACKGROUND Platelet (PLT) transfusions are frequently administered in the setting of
critical illness but their clinical impacts remain unknown. This study examined the …

One of the difficult clinical situations in the anticoagulation era is how to give these
medications to patients with significantly reduced platelet counts. The concern is the …

Background Thrombocytopenia is common in critically ill patients with cancer. However, the
association of platelet count with spontaneous bleeding is controversial in critically ill …

Platelet transfusions have risks and are the most com monly implicated component
associated with transfusion reactions. 1 Febrile nonhaemolytic transfusion reactions and …

Thrombocytopaenia is common in critically ill patients and associated with poor clinical
outcomes. Current guideline recommendations for prophylactic platelet transfusions, to …