Platelet transfusions are used in modern clinical practice to prevent and treat bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients with bone marrow failure. Although considerable advances have been made in platelet transfusion therapy in the last 40 years, some areas continue to provoke debate especially concerning the use of prophylactic platelet transfusions for the prevention of thrombocytopenic bleeding.
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Estcourt, L., Stanworth, S., Doree, C., Hopewell, S., Murphy, M. F., Tinmouth, A., & Heddle, N. (2012). Prophylactic platelet transfusion for prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004269.pub3
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