Compliance with prophylactic platelet transfusion trigger in haematological patients

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-48

  Eikenboom, J C J ^a   Van Wordragen, R ^b   Brand, A ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Zuidwest Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Platelet transfusion; Prophylaxis; Thrombocytopenia; Transfusion trigger

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION;

EID: 14544282875     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2005.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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