How low can you go: What is the safe threshold for platelet transfusions in patients with hematologic malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: Despite the importance of platelet transfusions in treatment of hematologic cancer patients, the optimal platelet count threshold for prophylactic transfusion is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We followed patients admitted to the Uganda Cancer Institute with a hematological mali...

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Autores principales: Ddungu, Henry, Krantz, Elizabeth M., Kajja, Isaac, Naluzze, Sandra, Nabbanja, Hanifah, Nalubwama, Flavia, Phipps, Warren, Orem, Jackson, Kiwanuka, Noah, Wald, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6364911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30726290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211648

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6364911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30726290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211648

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