Platelet dose consistency and its effect on the number of platelet transfusions for support of thrombocytopenia: an analysis of the SPRINT trial of platelets photochemically treated with amotosalen HCl and ultraviolet A light
Murphy S, Snyder E, Cable R, Slichter SJ, Strauss RG, McCullough J, Lin J, Corash L, Conlan MG, Group T. Platelet dose consistency and its effect on the number of platelet transfusions for support of thrombocytopenia: an analysis of the SPRINT trial of platelets photochemically treated with amotosalen HCl and ultraviolet A light. Transfusion 2005, 46: 24-33. PMID: 16398727, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.00671.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleFurocoumarinsHemorrhageHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet TransfusionThrombocytopeniaUltraviolet TherapyConceptsNumber of plateletsTransfusion intervalCount incrementPLT dosePCT plateletsControl groupRed blood cell transfusionSPRINT trialBlood cell transfusionComparison of patientsTransfusion requirementsCell transfusionPCT groupControl patientsPCT patientsRBC transfusionPlatelet transfusionsAmotosalen HClTransfusion responseConventional plateletsPLT transfusionsComparable dosesControl transfusionsTransfusionPatients