Functional capacity of transfused platelets estimated by the Thrombostat 4000/2
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Haematology
- Vol. 51 (3) , 152-155
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0609.1993.tb00616.x
Abstract
Post-transfusion platelet increment is a useful test for the evaluation of transfusion efficacy. It does not, however, give information about the in vivo platelet function. We have evaluated the in vitro bleeding time (IVBT) using the Thrombostat 4000/2 with ADP as activating agent in 60 platelet transfusions given to 17 chemotherapy-induced severely thrombocytopenic patients. Determinations were performed before and after transfusion of platelet concentrates (PC) prepared from buffy coat. Both fresh and stored platelets resulted in significant reductions of the IVBT already 10 minutes after completed platelet transfusion. In the majority of patients there was a correspondence between IVBT and platelet increment. However, in 30% of the cases there was no improvement of the IVBT despite an increase of the platelet count. Fresh PCs were more effective than stored. The IVBT seems to represent a clear-cut improvement in the possibilities for evaluating and monitoring the effect of platelet transfusion.Keywords
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