Predictive Factors and Practice Trends in Red Blood Cell Transfusions for Very Low Birth Weight Infants

BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants, while common, carry risk. Our objective was to determine clinical predictors of and trends in RBC transfusions among VLBW infants. METHODS: RBC transfusion practice and its clinical predictors in 1,750 VLBW (≤1500...

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Autores principales: Ekhaguere, Osayame A., Morriss, Frank H., Bell, Edward F., Prakash, Nadkarni, Widness, John A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26756783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2016.4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26756783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2016.4

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