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1 Supplementary Online Content Kiaii M, Djurdjev O, Farah M, Levin A, Jung B, MacRae J. Use of electron-beam sterilized hemodialysis membranes and risk of thrombocytopenia. JAMA. 211;36(15): etable 1. Summary of platelet count measurements in the initial twenty index cases etable 2. Summary of features of different dialyzers in use across five health authorities of British Columbia prior to switch to predominantly e-beam dialyzers (month 9) efigure 1. Platelet count data for index patient #2 according to exposure to different dialyzer membranes efigure 2. Platelet count data for index patient #3 according to exposure to different dialyzer membranes efigure 3. Percentage of patients with low pre-dialysis platelet counts in British Columbia This supplementary material has been provided by the authors to give readers additional information about their work. 211 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

2 etable 1. Summary of Platelet Count Measurements in the Initial Twenty Index Cases Index Patient Dialyzer in use during given hemodialysis run Pre-dialysis platelet count (giga/l) Post-dialysis platelet count (giga/l) #1 F N #2 F Rx Ax N #3 F Rx F 84 9 N #4 F Ax N #5 Ax Ax N #6 F Ax N4 11 N #7 F N #8 F Ax N #9 Ax 58 8 N4 12 #1 F Rx #11 Ax N4 X X #12 Ax 6 8 N #13 F16 12 Ax N #14 F N #15 F 12 4 Ax N #16 F N #17 F Ax N #18 F Ax N #19 Ax N #2 Ax Rx Platelet count measurements obtained prior to (pre-dialysis) and after (post-dialysis) hemodialysis treatments using various hemodialysis membranes as shown. F16, F, F - Fresenius Optiflux dialyzers (polysulfone material, e-beam radiation sterilized) Ax Asahi Rexeed dry dialyzer (polysulfone material, e-beam radiation sterilized) N4, N5 Gambro Nephral dialyzers (AN-69 material, gamma radiation sterilized) Rx Asahi Rexeed wet dialyzer (polysulfone material, gamma radiation sterilized) 211 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

3 etable 2. Summary of features of different dialyzers in use across five health authorities of British Columbia prior to switch to predominantly e-beam dialyzers (Month 9) Surface Dialyzer Material Sterilization Area(m 2 ) Flux Available Sizes Fresenius Optiflux Polysulfone Electron-beam radiation 1.5, 1.8, 2. High Asahi RexeedAS (wet) Polysulfone Gamma radiation 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.5 High Asahi Rexeed AX (dry) Polysulfone Electron-beam radiation 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.5 High Gambro Nephral ST AN-69 Gamma radiation 1.3, 1.7, 2.2 High Baxter Exeltra Cellulose triacetate Gamma radiation 1.5, 1.7, 1.9 High Surface area of dialyzers are selected based on patient body size and clearance characteristics. The sizes presented here are those clinically available. 211 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

4 sterilized dialyzer Nonpolysulfone non e-beam Platelet Count, 1 3 /µl Jan 9 Hemodialysis Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Platelet Count, 1 3 /µl Nov 7 9 Nonpolysulfone non e-beam Dec Jan 1 Predialysis Postdialysis 7

5 Nonpolysulfone non e-beam Platelet Count, 1 3 /µl Jan 9 Hemodialysis Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Polysulfone non e-beam Nonpolysulfone non e-beam Polysulfone e-beam Oct Nov Dec Jan 1 Predialysis Postdialysis

6 efigure 3. Percentage of Patients With Low Pre-dialysis Platelet Counts in British Columbia Percentage of patients with reduced pre-dialysis platelet count 1% 9% 8% Switch to predominantly e- beam dialyzers Percentage of patients 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 5.3% 5.7% 5.4% 6.5% 7.1% 7.7% 1% % Apr 9 Ju n 9 Aug 9 Oct 9 Dec 9 Feb Pre-dialysis platelet count < giga/l Number of patients with pre-dialysis platelet count in British Columbia: April 9 n=1849; June 9 n=1869, August 9 n=1854, October 9 n=1888, December 9 n=195, February n=1931. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. 211 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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