The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Platelet function assays fail to detect differences between transfusion of cold or room temperature platelets in traumatic brain injury patients.
Jack R Killinger, Nijmeh Alsaadi, James F Luther, Abiha Abdullah, Allison G Agnone, Aishwarrya Arivudainambi, Devin M Dishong, Brett A Faine, Amanda Filicky, Francis X Guyette, Thomas Hahner, Lara Hoteit, Alesia Kaplan, Ronit Kar, Patricia A Loughran
Published: 202610.1097/TA.0000000000004894
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients on antiplatelet medications lack definitive treatment for reversal of platelet inhibition and restoration of injury-induced platelet dysfunction. The use of platelet transfusions in this patient popul…
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