Blood transfusions and human recombinant erythropoietin in premature newborn infants.
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Blood transfusions and human recombinant erythropoietin in premature newborn infants.
Transfusion with concentrated erythrocytes is a common form of treatment in many very premature infants. It is estimated that over 80% of infants requiring intensive care have received at least one blood transfusion as part of their treatment, and 37% more than two.' Frequent blood transfusions expose the infants to multiple donors. One survey reported that infants who were given more than one ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/fn.75.1.f65