British Committee for Standards in Haematology guidelines for aplastic anemia: Single centre retrospective review finds no compelling evidence for the recommended higher platelet count threshold of 20 × 10
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Br J Haematol
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2018 Jul;182(2):286-287.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.14766.
Epub 2017 May 23.
Authors
Sally B Killick
1
,
Nick Bown
2
,
Jamie Cavenagh
3
,
Inderjeet Dokal
4
,
Theodora Foukaneli
5
,
Peter Hillmen
6
,
Robin Ireland
7
,
Austin Kulasekararaj
7
,
Ghulam Mufti
7
,
John A Snowden
8
,
Sujith Samarasinghe
9
,
Anna Wood
10
,
Judith C W Marsh
7
;
British Society for Standards in Haematology AA Guidelines Committee
Affiliations
1
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth, UK.
2
Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
3
St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
4
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
5
Addenbrooks Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
6
Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
7
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
8
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
9
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
10
West Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Watford, UK.
PMID:
28542907
DOI:
10.1111/bjh.14766
No abstract available
Keywords:
antithymocyte globulin; aplastic anaemia; platelets.
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Adult
Anemia, Aplastic*
Antilymphocyte Serum
Hematology*
Humans
Platelet Count
Retrospective Studies
Substances
Antilymphocyte Serum