High-yield platelet concentrates attainable by continuous quality improvement reduce platelet transfusion cost and donor exposure

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 482-486

  Kelley, D L ^a   Fegan, R L ^b   Ng, A T ^b   Kennedy, M K ^b   Blanda, E ^b   Chambers, L A ^c   Kennedy, M S ^a   Lasky, L C ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0030954441     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37597293877.x     Document Type: Article

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