A randomized, controlled pilot clinical trial of cryopreserved platelets for perioperative surgical bleeding: the CLIP-I trial.

CONCLUSION: In this pilot RCT, compared to liquid-stored PLTs, cryopreserved PLTs were associated with no evidence of harm. A definitive study testing safety and hemostatic effectiveness is warranted.
PMID: 31290573 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Transfusion - July 9, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Reade MC, Marks DC, Bellomo R, Deans R, Faulke DJ, Fraser JF, Gattas DJ, Holley AD, Irving DO, Johnson L, Pearse BL, Royse AG, Wong J, Cryopreserved vs Liquid Platelet (CLIP) Investigators, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Clinical Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research