Prophylactic plateletpheresis and blood transfusions were given over an eight-month period, and the patient's platelet count and periodic pancytopenia were being monitored. Platelets are collected from whole blood donations and through a special machine method of collection called plateletpheresis.
IPO. Independent practice organization A legal entity in the US, in which physicians and/or dentists enter an arrangement to provide services through an entityâeg, a prepaid health plan, while maintaining their own private practices.
DEFINITION of 'Leveraged Buyout-LBO'. The acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money (bonds or loans) to meet the cost of acquisition.Often, the assets of the company being acquired are used as collateral for the loans in addition to the assets of the acquiring company.The purpose of leveraged buyouts is to allow companies to make large acquisitions without having to commit a lot of capital.EFINITION of 'Leveraged Buyout-LBO'. The acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money (bonds or loans) to meet the cost of acquisition.