Implementation of a dual platelet inventory in a tertiary hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling cold-stored apheresis platelets for treatment of actively bleeding patients.

Braathen, Hanne; Hagen, Kristin G; Kristoffersen, Einar K; Strandenes, Geir; Apelseth, Torunn O

Braathen, Hanne; Hagen, Kristin G; Kristoffersen, Einar K; Strandenes, Geir; Apelseth, Torunn O.

Affiliation

Braathen H; Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Hagen KG; Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Kristoffersen EK; Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Strandenes G; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Apelseth TO; Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.

Transfusion ; 62 Suppl 1: S193-S202, 2022 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35732490

Subject(s)

Blood Component Removal; COVID-19; Blood Platelets; Blood Preservation; COVID-19/therapy; Hemorrhage/therapy; Humans; Pandemics; Platelet Transfusion; Tertiary Care Centers

Key words

bleeding; blood preparedness; cold-stored platelets; dual inventory; inventory management; pandemic; platelet concentrate; platelet transfusion; storage of blood components; surgery

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Blood Component Removal / COVID-19 Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Transfusion Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Norway

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