Platelet transfusion in acute leukemia patients with severe chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia: The possible importance of hemoglobin levels and red blood cell transfusions for evaluation of clinical effects of transfusion

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2505-2506

  Apelseth, Torunn O ^a   Hervig, Tor ^a   Bruserud, Øystein ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; BLEEDING TIME; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 78349266851     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02871.x     Document Type: Letter

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