P‐TS‐66 | Platelet Inventory Strategy to Reduce Platelet Wastage and Costs in a Suburban Academic Medical Center
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: p < .05.As a QC audit, IRB approval was not sought; data were anonymized.Results/Findings: During August to December 2022, a total of 236 PR-PLTs were Gram-stained and extended for 1 additional storage day; 90 extended units were transfused to 62 patients.Within 48 h of an extended PR-PLT index transfusion, 37 of the 62 patients (60%) additionally received an average (±1 SD, range) of 0.85 (±1.0, 0-4) RBC units, and/or 0.76 (±0.74, 0-3) platelet units.These results are similar to reported literature values.All Gramstains were reported as "no organisms seen."See Table 1.Conclusions: Extending PR-PLTs to Day 6 storage during times of platelet insecurity, is safe and effective.Availability of extended PR-PLTs during acuteon-chronic platelet shortages, provides a critical supplemental platelet supply needed for patient care, that otherwise would not be available P-TS-65 | Performance Characteristics of a New Multiplex Blood Screening Assay on a Fully Automated System that Detects 5 Mosquito-Borne Viruses
Source: Transfusion
Authors: S. Kavuri, C. Raymond, A. Atchison, D. Carroll, R. Kruse
Institution: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4387572029