title: Reply: To PMID 25661906.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Shao-Feng
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sheinbaum
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6400 Fannin St, Ste 2850, Houston, TX77030. Electronic address: anthony.l.estrera@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Estrera
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma