A Comparison of Transfusion-Related Adverse Reactions Among Apheresis Platelets, Whole Blood-Derived Platelets, and Platelets Subjected to Pathogen Reduction Technology as Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module

Comparison of platelet transfusion as fresh whole blood versus apheresis platelets for massively transfused

BACKGROUND: At major combat hospitals, the military is able to provide blood products to include apheresis platelets (aPLT), but also has extensive experience using fresh whole blood (FWB). In massively transfused trauma patients, we compared outcomes of patients receiving FWB to those receiving aPLT. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This study was a retrospective review of casualties at the military ...

Transfusion of apheresis platelets and ABO groups.

Pathogen Reduction Technology Treatment of Platelets, Plasma and Whole Blood Using Riboflavin and UV Light.

Bacterial contamination and emerging infections combined with increased international travel pose a great risk to the safety of the blood supply. Tests to detect the presence of infection in a donor have a 'window period' during which infections cannot be detected but the donor may be infectious. Agents and their transmission routes need to be recognized before specific tests can be developed. ...

Comparison of platelet transfusion as fresh whole blood versus apheresis platelets for massively transfused combat trauma patients (CME).

BACKGROUND At major combat hospitals, the military is able to provide blood products to include apheresis platelets (aPLT), but also has extensive experience using fresh whole blood (FWB). In massively transfused trauma patients, we compared outcomes of patients receiving FWB to those receiving aPLT. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS This study was a retrospective review of casualties at the military ...

To Blood Platelets

I ‘ HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN that blood platelets are isoantigenic.’ Serum isoantibodies reacting with platelets have been repeatedly demonstrated in 1)citieflts ‘ho have received multiple blood transfusions, and in multiparous vomen.’’4 The iiicidence of isoimmunity to blood platelets in niultitransfused iNitients has been studied mainly by the the anti-human globulin consumption,’2 the indirect Co...