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Editorial
. 2024 May 1;138(5):921-924.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006918. Epub 2024 Apr 15.

Platelet Transfusions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Neil Blumberg  1 , Akua A Asante, Phuong-Lan T Nguyen, Joanna M Heal
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Editorial

Platelet Transfusions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Neil Blumberg et al. Anesth Analg. .
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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