Robert D Christensen, Timothy M Bahr, Thomas R Christensen, Robin K Ohls, Jake Krong, Lindsey C Carlton, Erick Henry, Mark J Sheffield, Erick Gerday, Sarah J Ilstrup, Walter E Kelley
OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of drawing, processing, safety-testing, and banking term umbilical cord blood to meet the packed red blood cell transfusion (RBC Tx) needs of extremely-low-gestational-age neonates (ELGANs). DESIGN: (1) Retrospectively analyze all ELGANs RBC Tx over the past three years, (2) Estimate local cord blood availability, (3) Assess interest in this project, and implementation barriers, through stakeholder surveys. RESULTS: In three years we cared for 266 ELGANs; 165 (62%) received ≥1 RBC Tx...
November 29, 2023: Journal of Perinatology: Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association