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Prophylactic platelet transfusion for haemorrhage after chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation.

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BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusions are used in modern clinical practice to prevent and treat bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients with bone marrow failure. Although considerable advances have been made in platelet transfusion therapy in the last 30 years, some areas continue to provoke debate, especially the use of prophylactic platelet transfusions for the prevention of thrombocytopenic bleeding. OBJECTIVES: To determine the optimal use of platelet transfusion for the prevention of haemorrha...

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Journal:
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
Issue:
4
Publication date:
2004-01-01
EISSN:
1469-493X
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:191114
UUID:
uuid:a6c19e49-4e29-42b7-ad08-17423fb4fae7
Local pid:
pubs:191114
Source identifiers:
191114
Deposit date:
2013-11-16

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