title: Blood transfusion requirements for patients undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia how much is enough?
abstract: Although essential in the management of AML, there is little information quantitating transfusion requirements for these patients. We evaluated 111 consecutive adults treated for AML, showing that approximately 150 blood donors are required to adequately cater for a single patient's complete therapy with little variation for age, prognostic group or intensity of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Haematology/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Alfred Pathology Service, The Alfred Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. dawsonm@ausdoctors.net
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: Zoe K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: McQuilten
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shortt
authors.forename: Mark N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Polizzotto
authors.forename: Erica M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Merrole F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cole-Sinclair
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged