Prophylactic Preprocedure Platelet Transfusion Is Associated With Increased Risk of Thrombosis and Mortality

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 87-94

  Schmidt, Amy E ^a   Henrichs, Kelly F ^a   Kirkley, Scott A ^a   Refaai, Majed A ^a   Blumberg, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive procedure; Platelet transfusion; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombosis; Transfusion complications

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATELET COUNT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VEIN THROMBOSIS; BLEEDING; NEW YORK; PROPHYLACTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; RISK;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PROPHYLACTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 85042235020     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/AJCP/AQX151     Document Type: Article

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