Predictive factors and practice trends in red blood cell transfusions for very-low-birth-weight infants
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Predicting red blood cell transfusions in very low birth weight infants based on clinical risk factors.
OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical factors most predictive of red blood cell transfusion in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of VLBW infants cared for at a single level III NICU during a two year period, n = 199. RESULTS Overall transfusion requirement was 4.6 +/- 6.2 transfusions/infant/hospital course. Length of hospital stay, days of mechanical vent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.4