Umbilical Cord Blood Use For Admission Blood Tests of VLBW Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Autor: Gayle Haischer-Rollo, Jonathan Shapiro, Thornton S. Mu, James K. Aden, Alicia C. Prescott
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pediatrics. 147:1058-1059
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3ma11.1058
Popis: Background: Very low birth weight (VLBW) premature neonates undergo phlebotomy procedures at time of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The volume of blood required for these tests can represent up to 10% of their total blood volume, increasing the likelihood of anemia requiring packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion. A strategy to decrease the risk of anemia includes the use of umbilical cord blood (UCB) for admission laboratory tests. To date, there have been no randomized clinical trials …
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