A very strict guideline reduces the number of erythrocyte transfusions in preterm infants

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-111

  Mimica, A F M A ^a   Dos Santos, A M N ^a   Da Cunha, D H F ^a   Guinsburg, R ^a   Bordin, J O ^a   Chiba, A ^a   Barros, M M O ^a   Kopelman, B I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Erythrocyte transfusion; Infant; Newborn; Premature; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANOXIA; APNEA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHLEBOTOMY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 46749109269     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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