Therapeutic platelet transfusion for hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia

The costs of transfusions have been estimated to be &z.euro;161·45 and &z.euro;681·24 per erythrocyte unit and thrombocyte unit, respectively.2 Furthermore, the financial benefit of fewer platelet transfusions would be counterbalanced by the increased cost of additional procedures such as CT at new onset of headache, assessment of gastrointestinal bleeding, and dense staffing for examination of bleeding symptoms.