Oct

26

2021

What are indications for irradiated platelets?

By William Aird

  • Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease
  • Immunocompromised patients
  • Hematologic malignancies or certain solid tumors
  • Recipients of marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
  • Patients receiving blood components from blood relatives or human leukocyte antigen-compatible donors
  • Patients receiving fludarabine therapy
  • Prematurity, low birthweight, or erythroblastosis fetalis in newborn