The prevention, assessment, and treatment of neonatal pain and agitation continues to
challenge clinicians and researchers. Substantial progress has been made in the past three …

Most infants with birth weight< 1.0 kg are given multiple red blood cell (RBC) transfusions
within the first few weeks of life. The anaemia of prematurity is caused by untimely birth …

1NHS Blood and Transplant, 2Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, 3University
College Hospitals NHS Trust, London, 4Serious Hazards of Transfusion, NHS Blood and …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether phlebotomy contributes to changes in hemoglobin and
hematocrit levels in hospitalized general internal medicine patients. DESIGN: Retrospective …

Objectives: To improve diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by noninvasive markers
representing gut wall integrity loss (I-FABP and claudin-3) and gut wall inflammation …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the risks and benefits associated with the transfusion of packed
red blood cells (PRBCs) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. We hypothesized that …

Laboratory testing is an integral part of the decision-making process, and results of
laboratory testing often strongly influence medical diagnoses and therapies. There is a long …

Background. Critically ill, extremely premature infants develop anemia because of intensive
laboratory blood testing and undergo multiple red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the early …

Background Early NEC symptoms are non-specific and diagnostic tests lack discriminative
power. Intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP), mainly located in small bowel …

After an inpatient phlebotomy–laboratory test request audit for 2 general inpatient wards
identified 5 tests commonly ordered on a recurring basis, a multidisciplinary committee …