title: The value of 10-minute posttransfusion platelet counts.
abstract: Monitoring of platelet counts 1 hour after transfusion has become standard practice in most centers. In this study, platelet counts obtained 10 and 60 minutes after 48 platelet transfusions were compared. There was a close, linear relationship (r = 0.98) between these values over a wide range of posttransfusion counts, indicating rapid equilibration of transfused platelets. Ten-minute posttransfusion samples are easier to obtain and are convenient for both patients and medical staff.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematologic Malignancies, University of Maryland Cancer Center, Baltimore.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Schiffer
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006801:Humans; D010976:Platelet Count; D013997:Time Factors