Journal article
Platelet quality measured with dynamic light scattering correlates with transfusion outcome in hematologic malignancies
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A clinically meaningful test for platelet (PLT) quality could improve the transfusion management of patients. The aim of this pilot study was to determine whether a new measure of PLT quality and function based on dynamic light scattering (DLS) correlates with transfusion outcome.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: For a total of 160 transfusions, the pretransfusion, 1 hour posttransfusion, and 24-hour posttransfusion PLT counts were …
Authors
Maurer‐Spurej E; Labrie A; Pittendreigh C; Chipperfield K; Smith C; Heddle N; Liu Y; Yi Q; Barnett M
Journal
Transfusion, Vol. 49, No. 11, pp. 2276–2284
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02302.x
ISSN
0041-1132