INDICATIONS FOR PLATELET TRANSFUSION

1. Actively bleeding patient
2. Prevention of spontaneous bleeding
3. Predicting spontaneous bleeding
4. Leukemia and chemotherapy

  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
  • Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
  • Chemotherapy for solid tumors
  • Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT)
  • Aplastic anemia

5.Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

6.TTP-HUS and HIT

7.Liver disease and DIC

8.Platelet function defects

  • Inherited diseases
  • Acquired conditions
  • Antiplatelet agents

9.Massive blood loss

10.Cardiopulmonary bypass