The use of cryopreserved platelets is associated with higher perioperative blood loss, higher transfusion use, and longer ICU ...

ITP affects about 5 people per 10,000. It can be associated with other conditions that are hematologic (leukemia) or ...

New research has found life-saving blood platelets are still effective when frozen. Blood platelets have to be stored at 22 degrees Celsius and have a seven-day shelf life. The potential for a much ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that when it comes to managing surgical bleeding, ...

Platelets form clots to help people stop bleeding when they get a cut or scrape, and the body constantly needs to make new ...

Hospitals, including major trauma and cancer centers across the country, could soon experience one of the largest ever price increases for blood platelets. This price increase comes on the heels of ...

Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective for use in critically injured patients—a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two ...

When donated blood is in low supply, platelets are even scarcer. These cell fragments, which are essential for blood clotting, have a short shelf life. Whereas whole blood can be refrigerated for up ...

Figure 1: α-Granule proteins are concentrated on the surface of COAT-platelets. Dual stimulation of platelets with ionophore A23187 plus thrombin generated more than 95% COAT-platelets (Fig. 1i), ...

Platelets are small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding. It’s possible to develop low or high platelet counts related to a number of health conditions. Platelets are one of the main ...

Days before Christmas, Orin Albrecht completed his 500th donation, reaching a milestone achieved by only a small number of ...

The man’s unchecked bleeding was a mystery for years before a scan revealed the cause.