The value of 10-minute posttransfusion platelet counts.
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.
O'Connell
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Division of Hematologic Malignancies, University of Maryland Cancer Center, Baltimore.
Lee
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Schiffer
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CA
D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006801:Humans; D010976:Platelet Count; D013997:Time Factors