title: What you need to know about transfusing platelets.
authors.affiliation: Tacoma (Wash.) General Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Rhyan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D018579:Patient Selection; D010976:Platelet Count; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors