Frequency of red blood cell transfusions in preterm neonates in Brazil: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Cristina Ortiz Sobrinho Valete,
Esther Angelica Luiz Ferreira,
Carolina Perez Montenegro
et al.
Abstract:Background and ObjectivesRed blood cell transfusions are frequent in preterm neonates. The proportion of preterm neonates transfused in Brazil remains unknown. We systematically reviewed the literature to estimate the frequency of red blood cell transfusions in preterm neonates in Brazil.Materials and MethodsThe LILACS, EMBASE, Cochrane, SciELO, MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, BDTD and 27 national university institutional databases were searched for studies that analysed red blood cell transfusion in… Show more
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