Transfusions are more common in premature infants with approximately 40% of low birth
weight infants and up to 90% of extremely low birth weight infants requiring red blood cell …

Transfusion in paediatrics requires specific guidelines, because child physiology and
pathology differ significantly as compared to adults. Adverse transfusion reactions in …

Objective To evaluate the cumulative amount of iatrogenic blood loss in extreme preterm
infants during the first month of life. Study design We performed an observational cohort …

BACKGROUND Little is known about current clinical practice concerning peri-operative red
blood cell transfusion in neonates and small infants. Guidelines suggest transfusions based …

Background Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS) is common in preterm neonates, with
increasing incidence in recent years. In the present study, we examined the epidemiology …

The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the use of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP)
transfusions and the use of clotting tests in preterm neonates in our center over the past two …

Background Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion improves cardiorespiratory status of preterm
infants by increasing circulating hemoglobin, improving tissue oxygenation, and reducing …

Objective To assess mortality and morbidities in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants before
and after changing to a restrictive blood transfusion guideline (RTG). Study design This is a …

Introduction: The association between red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC), so-called transfusion-associated NEC (ta-NEC), was first described in …

Approximately 90% of infants born before 28 full weeks (extremely-preterm-infants) receive
erythrocyte transfusions in early life. Umbilical cord blood (UCB) has been investigated as …