In 2003, an international working group last reported on recommendations for diagnosis,
response assessment, and treatment outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Since that …

The present version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
Position Paper represents a thorough overhaul from the previous version of 2005. In …

Background: The AABB (formerly, the American Association of Blood Banks) developed this
guideline on appropriate use of platelet transfusion in adult patients. Methods: These …

Purpose To provide evidence-based guidance on the use of platelet transfusion in people
with cancer. This guideline updates and replaces the previous ASCO platelet transfusion …

Now available in a thoroughly revised Twelfth Edition, Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
continues to be an industry leader with its ability to correlate basic science with the clinical …

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare condition in which rapid deterioration of liver function
results in altered mentation and coagulopathy in previously normal individuals. US …

The known and unknown risks of blood transfusion are incorporated within efforts to
establish patient blood management as a means to promote the availability and use of …

Objective: To determine the most effective, evidence-based approach to the use of platelet
transfusions in patients with cancer. Outcomes: Outcomes of interest included prevention of …

Background Prophylactic platelet transfusions are usually administered to patients receiving
myelotoxic chemotherapy when their platelet count falls below 20,000 per cubic millimeter …

Ever since platelet transfusions were shown to reduce mortality from haemorrhage in
patients with acute leukaemia in the 1950s, the use of this therapy has steadily grown to …