Can Platelets Be Transfused?
Platelets Are Commonly Transfused to Patients with Low Platelet Counts or Patients with Platelet Dysfunction Who Are Bleeding or at High Risk of Bleeding. All...
Platelets are commonly transfused to patients with low platelet counts or patients with platelet dysfunction who are bleeding or at high risk of bleeding. All platelet components are leucodepleted and irradiated prior to release to the hospital.
Is transfusion of platelets safe?
Platelet transfusion should not be considered benign and should be withheld unless there are compelling clinical indications, and these usually involve current serious bleeding accompanied by thrombocytopenia below 50,000/µL or platelet dysfunction.
When should platelets be transfused?
1. Platelet transfusion is indicated for patients with clinically significant bleeding in whom thrombocytopenia is thought to be a major contributory factor, even if the platelet count is >10x109/L. 2. In patients with critical bleeding requiring massive blood transfusion.
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