Pattern and determinants of blood transfusion in a Nigerian neonatal unit

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-358

  Ogunlesi, T A ^a   Ogunfowora, O B ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Exchange transfusion; Hemolysis; Neonatal jaundice; Plasma transfusion

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NIGERIA; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84855230883     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.86783     Document Type: Article

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