title: Controversies in transfusion medicine. Prophylactic platelet transfusion therapy: pro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bloomfield
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion / Q000592:standards; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000601:surgery; D010976:Platelet Count; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000601:surgery