How to Treat HLA-Made Platelets

Don't get hung up on the words HLA-matched. Find the platelets as quickly as you can. Work with your blood center, call them, talk to them. They are always willing to help you and if you're thinking they're not, assume you have a miscommunication. If that means just getting cross-matched platelets without getting any of the work up done, do that first and then switch to what you consider better platelets in later testing.