Association between red blood cell transfusions and necrotizing enterocolitis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-350

  Christensen, Robert D ^a  

^a Women and Newborns Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANEMIA; BLOOD BANK; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFUSION RELATED ACUTE LUNG INJURY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951577600     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.10.030     Document Type: Editorial

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