65.4% of hospitalized ITP inpatients did not have a bleeding episode or surgical procedure associated with their platelet transfusion. Platelet transfusions were not associated with improved clinical ...

The definition of FNHTR includes a rise in temperature of at least 1°C (sometimes 1.5-2°C), which is not accounted for by the patient's clinical condition. The fever occurs in association with the ...

There is an increasing demand for single donor platelet transfusions due to intensive chemotherapy and blood stem cell or bone marrow transplantation. Platelet transfusions however are expensive and ...

Between May and October 2018, four cases of sepsis followed patients' platelet transfusion — one resulting in death — and are now under investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

A new study has found that storing whole blood derived platelets in an artificial preservative can extend their shelf life and produce a safer end product. This is the finding of a research paper ...

We report the occurrence of sepsis due to infection with Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis infection in two patients, one of whom died. The infection originated in a single platelet donation ...

The little boy had two allergic reactions in a week to things he'd always eaten. — -- When an 8-year-old boy had two surprise allergic reactions in a week to foods that had never bothered him ...

Turbulence is a critical physical factor that promotes the large-scale production of functional platelets from human induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers reportl. Exposure to turbulent energy ...

Kolkata: The state health department has issued an extensive guideline on platelet transfusion. Officials said as and when the number of dengue patients rises, we get a good number whose platelet ...

In the developed world, most of the reported complications of transfusion have an immunological basis. Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion, ...