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Graft Failure

David Valcárcel  1 , Anna Sureda  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 41.
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Graft Failure

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Engraftment is defined as the first of 3 consecutive days with an absolute neutrophil count higher than 0.5 × 109/L (sustained >20 × 109/L platelets and hemoglobin >80 g/L, free of transfusion requirements).

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