Massively elevated nucleated red blood cells and cerebral or pulmonary hemorrhage in severely growth-restricted infants - Is there more than coincidence?

Neonatology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 314-319

  Steurer, M A ^a   Berger, T M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Erythroblastosis; Hemorrhage; Intrauterine growth restriction; Nucleated red blood cells; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ERYTHROBLASTS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 51249093233     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151654     Document Type: Article

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