The neonatal hemostatic system is different from that of adults. The differences in levels of
procoagulant and anticoagulant factors and the evolving equilibrium in secondary …

Inherited platelet disorders (IPDs) comprise a heterogeneous group of entities that manifest
with variable bleeding tendencies. For successful treatment, the underlying platelet disorder …

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 …

The scant evidence on the use of transfusions in neonatal care explains the limitations of
current clinical guidelines. Despite this, in this document we explore the most recent …

Objectives To evaluate whether implementing more restrictive neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) platelet transfusion guidelines following the Platelets for Neonatal Transfusion-Study …

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 …

Platelet transfusions are life-saving treatments for specific populations of neonates.
However, recent evidence indicates that liberal prophylactic platelet transfusion practices …

Background: Neonatal thrombocytopenia is a common hematological abnormality that
occurs in 20–35% of all newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit. Platelet transfusion is …

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

La escasa evidencia sobre el uso de las transfusiones en neonatología explica las
limitaciones de las guías clínicas actuales. A pesar de ello, en este documento analizamos …