Background: Reservation of blood leads to blood wastage if the blood is not transfused. Therefore, in some centers only blood type and screen are evaluated. In this study, the efficacy of a blood crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio was measured and then compared with the standard levels. Methods: This prospective study was conducted during one year in a university hospital. During this period, 39...

PURPOSE The study investigated whether a replacement of neutrophil count and platelet count by neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) within the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) model would improve its prognostic accuracy. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective analysis included consecutive patients with metastatic...

Objective: Intra-articular platelet-rich plasma PRP (platelet-rich plasma) treatment can be applied at an early stage of Gonarthrosis in addition to medical treatment. There is no consensus the literature regarding dose interval PRP. Our aim this study compare short-term clinical results three doses administered one and two-week intervals early-stage Gonarthrosis. Material Methods: Three were k...

background: the purpose of the present in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of long term storage of conventional platelet concentrates (pcs) on major platelet receptors cd42b and cd41/cd61 by flow cytometry method and also measuring the overall platelet procoagulant activity status using platelet factor 3 (pf3) assay. materials and methods: six random units of conventional platelet concent...

AIMS Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have reduced platelet inhibition compared with non-diabetics following P2Y(12) receptor blockade. Whether inhibition of P2Y(12) signalling can be enhanced by adjunctive treatment with cilostazol in T2DM patients is unknown. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the functional impact of cilostazol in T2DM patients on standard aspirin and clo...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine if there are differences in common red blood cell (RBC) indices and platelet concentrations during pregnancy and to establish if any observed differences in these parameters were based on the patient's ethnicity. METHODS From an electronic perinatal database which stores laboratory and clinical information on a large number of births at ...

PURPOSE The production of IgE increases in parasitic invasions, triggering local or systemic inflammatory response with the involvement of blood platelets. The aim of the study was to assess the number and morphological parameters of blood platelets as well as their phagocytic and bactericidal activity in patients with Trichinella spiralis infection. It is interesting to investigate the blood p...

BACKGROUND Aspirin is a cornerstone in management of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, considerable variability in the antiplatelet effect of aspirin has been reported. AIM To investigate independent determinants of reduced antiplatelet effect of aspirin in stable CAD patients. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study including 900 stable, high-risk CAD patients. Among these, 795 ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor pentoxifylline on platelet function profiles in patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that, in patients receiving DAPT, the adjunctive use of a PDE inhibitor enhances platelet inhibition, particularly in those presenting with diabetes melli...