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Review
. 2019 Oct;33(5):903-913.
doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2019.05.011. Epub 2019 Jul 5.

Transfusion Management in Pediatric Oncology Patients

Marianne E Nellis  1 , Ruchika Goel  2 , Oliver Karam  3
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Review

Transfusion Management in Pediatric Oncology Patients

Marianne E Nellis et al. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Pediatric oncology patients will likely require numerous transfusions of blood products, including red blood cell, platelet, and plasma transfusions, during the course of their treatment. Although strong evidence-based guidelines for these products in this patient population do not exist, given the morbidities associated with the receipt of blood products, practitioners should attempt to use restrictive transfusion strategies.

Keywords: Children; Oncology; Patient blood management; Transfusion.

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