Linear decline of corrected platelet count increment within 24 hours after platelet transfusion in haematological patients: A prospective observational study.

Fifty-four platelet transfusion occasions in patients with chemotherapy-induced bone marrow aplasia were included. The decrease in corrected count increment (CCI) 1-24 hours after platelet transfusions in all groups could be described as linear functions. For patients in the aggregated Groups 1-3, the decline was 2.0% ± 0.6% (mean ± standard deviation) per hour. For patients in Group 4, the decline of CCI was 2.8% ± 1.2% per hour. We found no differences between the groups, either in the rate of platelet elimination from the bloodstream or in the mean CCI, in the first 24 hours post-transfusion.