Transfusion efficacy of apheresis platelet concentrates irradiated at the day of transfusion is significantly superior compared to platelets irradiated in advance

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 176-181

  Julmy, Friedgard ^a   Ammann, Roland A ^a   Fontana, Stefano ^c   Taleghani, Behrouz Mansouri ^b,c   Hirt, Andreas ^a   Leibundgut, Kurt ^a,d  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c The Blood Transfusion Service (Swiss Red Cross)   (Switzerland)

^d University Children's Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Platelet concentrate; Platelet storage; Platelet transfusion

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAFETY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THROMBOCYTE PRESERVATION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DYSPNEA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SHIVERING; TRANSFUSION RELATED ACUTE LUNG INJURY; URTICARIA;

EID: 84902499912     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: 16603818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000363484     Document Type: Article

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