In vitro tests for platelet compatibility.
Four methods were investigated to determine their suitability as platelet compatibility procedures: leukoagglutination, lymphocytotoxicity, platelet suspension immunofluorescence and platelet enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay. None of the tests were found to reliably predict the 24-hour-posttransfusion platelet increment in 8 refractory thrombocytopenic patients judged refractory to random donor platelet therapy.
D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010976:Platelet Count; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013997:Time Factors