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 × 10⁹ /L - RESPONSE to Yan et al

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.

Comment

Sally B Killick et al. Br J Haematol. 2018 Jul.

. 2018 Jul;182(2):286-287.

doi: 10.1111/bjh.14766. Epub 2017 May 23.

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.

No abstract available

Keywords: antithymocyte globulin; aplastic anaemia; platelets.

Comment on

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of adult aplastic anaemia.
Killick SB, Bown N, Cavenagh J, Dokal I, Foukaneli T, Hill A, Hillmen P, Ireland R, Kulasekararaj A, Mufti G, Snowden JA, Samarasinghe S, Wood A, Marsh JC; British Society for Standards in Haematology. Killick SB, et al. Br J Haematol. 2016 Jan;172(2):187-207. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13853. Epub 2015 Nov 16. Br J Haematol. 2016. PMID: 26568159 No abstract available.
British Committee for Standards in Haematology guidelines for aplastic anaemia: single centre retrospective review finds no compelling evidence for the recommended higher platelet count threshold of 20 × 10⁹ /l.
Yan M, Lin Y, Callum J. Yan M, et al. Br J Haematol. 2018 Jul;182(2):284-286. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14767. Epub 2017 Jul 5. Br J Haematol. 2018. PMID: 28677840 No abstract available.