Amelia Miyashiro Nunes dos Santos, Ruth Guinsburg, Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida, Renato Soibelman Procianoy, Sergio Tadeu Martins Marba, Walusa Assad Gonçalves Ferri, Ligia MariaSuppo de Souza Rugolo, José Maria Andrade Lopes, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira, Jorge Hecker Luz, Maria Rafaela Conde González, Jucille do Amaral Meneses, Regina Vieira Cavalcante da Silva, Vânia Olivetti Steffen Abdallah, José Luiz Muniz Bandeira Duarte, Patricia Franco Marques, Maria Albertina Santiago Rego, Navantino Alves Filho, Vera Lúcia Jornada Krebs
BACKGROUND: Preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units frequently receive red blood cells (RBC) transfusions due to the anemia of prematurity. A number of variables related to gestational age, severity of illness and transfusion practices adopted in the neonatal unit where the neonate was born may contribute to the prescription of RBC transfusions. This study aimed to analyse the frequency and factors associated with RBC transfusions in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants. METHODS: A prospective cohort of 4283 preterm infants (gestational age: 29...
September 4, 2015: BMC Pediatrics