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Decisions on prophylactic platelet (PLT) transfusions are generally based on the recipient's PLT count, but few clinicians are aware of precision and accuracy of the PLT counting methods used by… Click to show full abstract
Decisions on prophylactic platelet (PLT) transfusions are generally based on the recipient's PLT count, but few clinicians are aware of precision and accuracy of the PLT counting methods used by the clinical laboratory. Each PLT counting technology has its specific inaccuracy, especially in thrombocytopenic samples and therefore may impact decisions on PLT transfusions.
Keywords:
plt;
hematology;
prophylactic platelet;
transfusion;
comparative evaluation;
platelet
Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2018
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