Journal article
Prophylactic platelet transfusion for prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusions are used in modern clinical practice to prevent and treat bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients with bone marrow failure. Although considerable advances have been made in platelet transfusion therapy in the last 40 years, some areas continue to provoke debate especially concerning the use of prophylactic platelet transfusions for the prevention of thrombocytopenic bleeding.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the most …
Authors
Estcourt L; Stanworth S; Doree C; Hopewell S; Murphy MF; Tinmouth A; Heddle N
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2012, No. 5,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd004269.pub3
ISSN
1361-6137