The relationship between hematocrit and bleeding time in very low birth weight infants during the first week of life

MC Sola, A del Vecchio, TJ Edwards, D Suttner… - Journal of …, 2001 - nature.com
OBJECTIVES: The bleeding time is a measurement of platelet and capillary interaction
following a small standardized cutaneous incision. In adults, anemia causes a prolongation …

Performing and interpreting the bleeding time in the neonatal intensive care unit

A Del Vecchio, MC Sola - Clinics in perinatology, 2000 - perinatology.theclinics.com
The bleeding time is a measure of the duration of bleeding from a standardized superficial
skin incision. It is performed to evaluate the platelet interaction with the vessel The process …

Template bleeding times of 240 neonates born at 24 to 41 weeks gestation

A Del Vecchio, G Latini, E Henry… - Journal of …, 2008 - nature.com
Objective: The template bleeding time is a test used to assess the hemostatic effectiveness
of platelet/endothelial interactions. A modified template bleeding time, described over 15 …

Evaluation of an automated bleeding time device in the newborn

M Andrew, B Paes, J Bowker… - American journal of …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Sick infants frequently develop impaired hemostasis as a secondary event. Abnormal
platelet‐vessel wall interaction contributes to the hemorrhagic side effects. Currently, the …

Use of the bleeding time in the neonatal intensive care unit

AD Vecchio - Acta Pædiatrica, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Impairments of primary hemostasis are frequently responsible for serious bleeding in sick
infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Therefore, a rational approach to these …

Hemostatic profile of infants with spontaneous prematurity: can we predict intraventricular hemorrhage development?

A Hochart, A Nuytten, A Pierache, A Bauters… - Italian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Defining hemostatic profile for preterm infants is a challenge when severe
bleedings are frequent. Methods The aim was to define the hemostatic profile at birth of …

Intraventricular haemorrhage in very‐low‐birthweight preterm infants: association with low prothrombin activity at birth

M Salonvaara, P Riikonen, R Kekomäki… - Acta …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To determine the occurrence of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) and its association
with coagulation factors at birth in preterm neonates born before 30 wk gestation. Methods …

Among very‐low‐birth‐weight neonates is red blood cell transfusion an independent risk factor for subsequently developing a severe intraventricular hemorrhage?

VL Baer, DK Lambert, E Henry, GL Snow, A Butler… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: A severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in a preterm neonate can result
in life‐long disabilities or death. Pathogenic mechanisms responsible for IVH are …

Effect of hemoglobin on transfusion and neonatal adaptation in extremely low‐birthweight infants

S Hosono, H Mugishima, T Kitamura… - Pediatrics …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The aim of the present paper was to investigate the effect of initial hemoglobin
level on red blood cell transfusion and neonatal adaptation in extremely low‐birthweight …

TRANSFUSION PRACTICE: Coagulopathy screening and early plasma treatment for the prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants

C Dani, C Poggi, F Ceciarini, G Bertini, S Pratesi… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Despite the improvement in the assistance and treatment of preterm
infants, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) remains a frequent complication in these patients …