Medscape

Frozen Platelets Not Cost-Effective in Cardiac Surgery

Cryopreserved platelets cost more and are linked to worse bleeding and clinical outcomes than liquid-stored platelets in a ...
European Medical Journal

Cryopreserved Platelets Underperform In Cardiac Surgery

The study included 202 adults undergoing cardiac surgery at 11 Australian tertiary hospitals between August 2021 and April ...
EurekAlert!

Guideline on platelet and plasma transfusion released by CHEST

Platelet transfusion thresholds in according bleeding risk and the presence of bleeding. WHO = World Health Organization. “In practice, we see all too often [that] prophylactic transfusion of ...
Business Wire

The German National Blood Advisory Committee Issues Formal Recommendation for Improving the Safety of Platelet Transfusions

CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) announced today the publication of a new recommendation from the German National Blood Advisory Committee (Arbeitskreis Blut or AK ...
Medscape

Frozen Platelets Don’t Beat SOC for Cardiac Surgery Bleeding

The use of cryopreserved platelets is associated with higher perioperative blood loss, higher transfusion use, and longer ICU ...
News Medical

Using data via a dashboard to decrease the use of pRBC transfusions and increase appropriate use

In a new paper, researchers from University Hospitals (UH) detail how they used data via a dashboard to decrease the use of packed red-blood cell (pRBC) transfusions and platelets with an increase in ...