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Review

Transfusion Support

Hubert Schrezenmeier  1   2 , Sixten Körper  1   2 , Britta Höchsmann  1   2 , Christof Weinstock  1   2
Enric Carreras  1 , Carlo Dufour  2 , Mohamad Mohty  3 , Nicolaus Kröger  4
, editors.
In: The EBMT Handbook: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies [Internet]. 7th edition. Cham (CH): Springer; 2019. Chapter 23.
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Review

Transfusion Support

Hubert Schrezenmeier et al.

Excerpt

Transfusions are an essential part of supportive care in the context of HSCT. RBC and platelet concentrates (PCs) are the main blood products transfused in the peri-transplant period.

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