Febrile responses to platelet transfusions are common but some can be life-threatening and the cause of these reactions is largely unknown. In June 23 Lancet, Richard Phipps and colleagues from ...

Platelet transfusions play a major role in the management of thrombocytopenia in hematological and oncologic patients. However, a proportion of these patients become refractory to the transfusion ...

There is no established way to reverse the effects of ticagrelor, Bhatt told Healio. “Platelet transfusions are not particularly effective because of ticagrelor’s reversible nature,” Bhatt said.

The Pacific Northwest is facing a critical blood shortage due to a decline in donations during Spring Break and the upcoming ...

The company has decided to switch gears following disappointing data for a monoclonal antibody targeting a rare maternal ...

Results: Three of 78 patients (4%) developed anti-D antibodies after receiving RhD-incompatible platelet transfusions. One of the patients developed evidence of anti-RhD antibodies after receiving ...

Usually, therapy for an abnormal platelet count involves medication, and possibly blood transfusions or other therapeutic interventions. Treatments for high platelet count include: Management of ...

Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured, and they can only come from volunteer donors.

Recent study evaluated hemolysis in patients supported with the Impella 5.5 percutaneous left ventricular assist device in a ...