Administration of platelet concentrates suspended in bicarbonated Ringer's solution in children who had platelet transfusion reactions

ConclusionWashed PCs containing BRS‐A appear to prevent ATRs without loss of transfusion efficacy in children with primary haematological and malignant diseases. Their efficacy should be further evaluated through larger prospective clinical trials.

Source: Vox Sanguinis - October 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: J. Kobayashi, R. Yanagisawa, T. Ono, Y. Tatsuzawa, Y. Tokutake, N. Kubota, E. Hidaka, K. Sakashita, S. Kojima, S. Shimodaira, T. Nakamura Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research