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Editorial
. 2013 May 9;368(19):1837-8.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1302974.

Eliminate prophylactic platelet transfusions?

Sherrill J Slichter
Editorial

Eliminate prophylactic platelet transfusions?

Sherrill J Slichter. N Engl J Med. .
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  • A no-prophylaxis platelet-transfusion strategy for hematologic cancers.
    Stanworth SJ, Estcourt LJ, Powter G, Kahan BC, Dyer C, Choo L, Bakrania L, Llewelyn C, Littlewood T, Soutar R, Norfolk D, Copplestone A, Smith N, Kerr P, Jones G, Raj K, Westerman DA, Szer J, Jackson N, Bardy PG, Plews D, Lyons S, Bielby L, Wood EM, Murphy MF; TOPPS Investigators. Stanworth SJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2013 May 9;368(19):1771-80. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1212772. N Engl J Med. 2013. PMID: 23656642 Clinical Trial.

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