Individual‐ and hospital‐level correlates of red blood cell, platelet, and plasma transfusions among hospitalized children and neonates: a nationally representative study in the United States

Autor: Eric A. Gehrie, Aaron A.R. Tobian, Eshan U. Patel, Ruchika Goel, Cassandra D. Josephson, Parvez M. Lokhandwala, Marianne E. Nellis, Molly R Petersen, Paul M. Ness, Zoe R Packman, Evan M. Bloch, Louis M. Katz, Oliver Karam
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Transfusion
ISSN: 1537-2995
0041-1132
Popis: BACKGROUND: Factors associated with red blood cell (RBC), plasma, and platelet transfusions in hospitalized neonates and children across the United States have not been well characterized. METHODS: Data from the Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) 2016 were analyzed. KID is a random sample of 10% of all uncomplicated in-hospital births and 80% of remaining pediatric discharges from approximately 4200 US hospitals. Sampling weights were applied to generate nationally representative estimates. Primary outcome was one or more RBC transfusion procedures; plasma and platelet transfusions were assessed as secondary outcomes. Analysis was stratified by age: neonates (NEO; ≤28 d), and nonneonates (PED; >28 d and
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