Product Code: 24EL-404-4035
Please note: This is a Single Viewer registration for one participant for the on-demand version of this program. Access instructions for the on-demand version of this program will be provided via email approximately 3-10 business days after the live program has occurred and the on-demand version is available. If registering after the on-demand version is available, immediate access is granted via the AABB Education Platform at https://education.aabb.org.
If you registered for the live program you do not need to register for this on-demand eCast (access to the on-demand eCast was included with the live program registration).
If you are interested in presenting this program to a group, please see the “eCast Registration Form– Group Viewing” form on the program page.
Program Description: Apheresis-derived platelet units containing fewer platelets than the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-required minimum (3.0 X10^11 platelets per unit) are labelled as “low-yield platelets.” Given that platelet inventory shortages continue to be an ongoing challenge, implementation of low-yield platelets may increase the available platelet inventory and improve patient care; however, knowledge gaps persist with regard to the safety and efficacy of low yield platelets. This lecture-format program will discuss the rationale and available evidence for low-yield platelets from the perspectives of a blood collection center and a hospital transfusion service. Further research is needed to better understand the benefits and limitations of low-yield platelets and optimize transfusion strategies in different patient populations.
