CHIP trial extends shelf life compared with conventional room-temperature storage ...

In a thoughtfully designed adaptive clinical trial, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists ...

Platelets: More Than Just Clotting CellsWhen patients' hearts are failing and all other options are exhausted, doctors may ...

Chilled platelets could triple hospital supply by extending shelf life, improving availability for cardiac surgery patients, per University of ...

The 3-year relapse and mortality rates for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were 23.6% and 26.3%, predicated on platelet count. Platelet count was found to be a predictor of relapse in ...

How low can a platelet count get before you suspect heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? —Higinio R. Lopez, MD, Newark, Del. During heparin therapy, any unexplained decrease that reduces the ...

Thrombocytopenia refers to a low blood platelet count. This can lead to bruising easily or bleeding excessively. In children, acute immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is relatively common, and it may ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Four years back, he had stomach cancer, which was cured. Till April this year, he was absolutely fine, his manager Siddharth ...