Transition from room temperature to cold-stored platelets for the preservation of blood inventories during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Matthew A WarnerEmil B KurianScott A HammelCamille M van BuskirkDaryl J KorJames R StubbsPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
Cold-stored PLT utilization was associated with adequate hemostasis and no overt signal for patient harm. Conversion from room temperature to cold-stored PLTs may be one method of reducing waste in times of scarce blood inventories.