Impact of level of neonatal care on phlebotomy and blood transfusion in extremely low birthweight infants: a prospective, multicenter, observational study
Ratchada Kitsommart,
Anchalee Limrungsikul,
Numtip Tongsawang
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesTo explore the level of neonatal care on cumulative phlebotomy loss (cPL) and red cell transfusions in extremely low birthweight [ELBW; birthweight (BW) <1,000 g] infants, up to 40 weeks post-conceptual age (PCA). The secondary objective was to determine the associations between cPL and number of transfusions and between transfusions and hospital outcomes.MethodsA prospective, comparative, observational study was conducted in two level IV and two level III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)… Show more
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