Background The optimal haemoglobin threshold for use of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions
in anaemic patients remains an active field of research. Blood is a scarce resource, and in …

Background: Anemia remains a common comorbidity of preterm infants in the neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU). Left untreated, severe anemia may adversely affect organ …

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) care pathways evolve slowly as new evidence
emerges. We report the sixth version of “European Guidelines for the Management of RDS” …

Importance Interventions to reduce severe brain injury risk are the prime focus in neonatal
clinical trials. Objective To evaluate multiple perinatal interventions across clinical settings …

Objective To estimate the incidence of blood product transfusion, including red blood cells,
platelets, and plasma, and characterize pretransfusion hematologic values for infants during …

Objective Assess mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of corrected age in
children who participated in the PlaNeT-2/MATISSE (Platelets for Neonatal Transfusion …

Importance Preterm infants with varying degrees of anemia have different tissue oxygen
saturation responses to red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, and low cerebral saturation may …

Importance There are conflicting data on the association between blood donor
characteristics and outcomes among patients receiving transfusions. Objective To evaluate …

Background Preterm infants commonly receive red blood cell (RBC), platelet and fresh
frozen plasma (FFP) transfusions. The aim of this Neonatal Transfusion Network survey was …

In the United States, a blood transfusion occurs every 2 s with a total of 30 million blood
components transfused per year. 1 Globally, there are more than 100 million blood …