Is the use of leukoreduced red blood cell products associated with fewer infectious complications in trauma patients?
Prestorage leukoreduction is associated with a reduction of infectious complications in injured patients. Furthermore, this protective effect appears more pronounced in patients receiving massive transfusion (>6 U packed RBCs).
Our study provides an evidence that platelet distribution width gradually increases in women with recurrent miscarriage compared to control group. Patients with unexplained recurrent miscarriage have significantly increased platelet aggregation. This data may provide an empirical rationale for the use of anticoagulants in the management of this clinical condition.