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SUBMITTER: Triulzi DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727555 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program 20201201 1
Prophylactic platelet transfusions are used to reduce the risk of spontaneous bleeding in patients with treatment- or disease-related severe thrombocytopenia. A prophylactic platelet-transfusion threshold of <10 × 103/µL has been shown to be safe in stable hematology/oncology patients. A higher threshold and/or larger or more frequent platelet doses may be appropriate for patients with clinical features associated with an increased risk of bleeding such as high fevers, sepsis, disseminated intra ...[more]