Plasma transfusion in patients with cirrhosis in China: A retrospective multicenter cohort study

Cirrhosis patients used to be associated with frequent use of blood components due to their complex disorder of hemostasis and bleeding complications. Recent findings have indicated that cirrhosis patients have a state of “rebalanced” or even procoagulant hemostasis and have questioned the prophylactic use of plasma. In order to evaluate the current status of plasma use in cirrhosis patients, we conducted a retrospective survey in 11 tertiary-care hospitals in China from September 1 to October 31, 2013.

Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - December 1, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Yao Lu, Guixiang Sun, Xiangfu Liu, Zhiguo Liu, Jianguo Tan, Yiwen Hao, Guiqiu Shan, Qun Luo, Deqing Wang, Yanchao Xing, Xianqing Zhang, Jiwu Gong, Simon J Stanworth, Jun Wang, Aiqing Wen Source Type: research