Objective To compare the benefit and harm of restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategies
to guide red blood cell transfusions. Design Systematic review with meta-analyses and trial …

Neonatal anemia is a frequent occurrence in neonatal intensive care units. Red blood cell
transfusion criteria in case of blood loss are clearly defined but optimal hemoglobin or …

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

BACKGROUND Knowledge of neonatal transfusion practices remains limited to local
cohorts or survey‐based studies. This study evaluated the pattern and temporal changes in …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between red blood cell
(RBC) transfusions on the risk of death, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), bronchopulmonary …

Pre‐term infants have one of the highest transfusion requirements within the hospital‐
setting. The vast majority of blood transfusions performed in Neonatal Intensive Care Units …

Background Outcomes of extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs) may be
adversely impacted by packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusions. We investigated the …

The decision to transfuse a neonate can be approached by addressing a series of questions
that cover the cause of anaemia, alternatives to transfusion, the need for transfusion and the …

The physiology of the neonate is ideally suited to the transition to extrauterine life followed
by a period of rapid growth and development. Intravenous fluids and electrolytes should be …

A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the published literature on the association
between transfusions in newborns and the occurrence of transfusion-associated necrotizing …