Red cell transfusion thresholds for preterm infants: finally some answers

EF Bell - Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal …, 2022 - fn.bmj.com
Extremely low birthweight infants become anaemic during their care in the neonatal
intensive care unit because of the physiological anaemia experienced by all newborn …

Anemia in the neonate: the differential diagnosis and treatment

ML Nassin, G Lapping-Carr, JLO de Jong - Pediatric annals, 2015 - journals.healio.com
Anemia is a common problem in the neonatal period. Presenting symptoms may suggest
numerous possible diagnoses ranging from anemia seen as a normal part of development …

Effect of Minimization of Early Blood Sampling Losses Among Extremely Premature Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial

H Balasubramanian, M Bhanushali, V Tripathi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effect of blood sampling stewardship on transfusion requirements
among infants born extremely preterm. Study design In this single-center, randomized …

Predictive factors and practice trends in red blood cell transfusions for very-low-birth-weight infants

OA Ekhaguere, FH Morriss, EF Bell, N Prakash… - Pediatric …, 2016 - nature.com
Background: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants,
while common, carry risk. Our objective was to determine clinical predictors of and trends in …

Nucleated red blood cells and serum lactate values on days 2 and 5 are associated with mortality and morbidity in VLBW infants.

M Poryo, A Wissing, M Zemlin, A Aygün… - Wiener Medizinische …, 2018 - europepmc.org
Nucleated red blood cells and serum lactate values on days 2 and 5 are associated with
mortality and morbidity in VLBW infants. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account …

[HTML][HTML] Postnatal temporal changes of foetal haemoglobin in prematurely born infants

N Bednarczuk, EE Williams, O Kaltsogianni… - … (Oslo, Norway: 1992), 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Foetal haemoglobin (HbF) is vital for adequate oxygen delivery to the developing fetus. 1
Lower HbF levels in preterm infants have been associated with increased risk of developing …

Effect of blood transfusions on the outcome of very low body weight preterm infants under two different transfusion criteria

HL Chen, HI Tseng, CC Lu, SN Yang, HC Fan… - Pediatrics & …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Multiple packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions in very low birth weight
(VLBW) prematurity have been suggested to be a risk factor for the development of …

The value of capillary whole blood lactate for blood transfusion requirements in anaemia of prematurity

B Frey, M Losa - Intensive care medicine, 2001 - Springer
Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of blood lactate as an indication for blood transfusion
in anaemia of prematurity by means of a study protocol which considers the site of blood …

Anaemia in the premature infant and red blood cell transfusion: new approaches to an age-old problem

CC Andersen, AK Keir, HM Kirpalani… - Current Treatment Options …, 2015 - Springer
Opinion statement Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a common intervention in very
preterm infants with variable utilisation between centres and individual clinicians. This …

Changing practices of red blood cell transfusions in infants with birth weights less than 1000 g

RF Maier, J Sonntag, MM Walka, G Liu, BC Metze… - The Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants frequently undergo transfusion
because they are critically ill, often need artificial ventilation, and have the highest blood …