Effect of blood transfusions on cerebral haemodynamics in preterm infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 938-941

  Dani, Carlo ^a   Pezzati, M ^a   Martelli, E ^a   Prussi, C ^a   Bertini, G ^a   Rubaltelli, F F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cerebral blood flow; Doppler; Near infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANEMIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0036394777     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352502760272623     Document Type: Article

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