The 'effects of transfusion thresholds on neurocognitive outcome of extremely low birth-weight infants (ETTNO)' study: Background, aims, and study protocol

Neonatology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 301-305

  Franz, Axel R ^a,b   Maier, Rolf F ^b   Thome, Ulrich H ^b   Rüdiger, Mario ^b   Kron, Martina ^b   Bassler, Dirk ^b   Poets, Christian F ^b   Krägeloh Mann, Ingeborg ^b   Schoberer, Mark ^b   Trepels Kottek, Sonja ^b   Buheitel, Gernot ^b   Schenk, Wilfried ^b   Bührer, Christoph ^c   Guthmann, Florian ^c   Garten, Lars ^c   Hüseman, Dieter ^c   Czernik, Christoph ^c   Rossi, Rainer ^b   Kühn, Thomas ^b   Eilers, Elisabeth ^b   Teig, Norbert ^b   Weitkämper, Almut ^b   Reinholdt, Jes ^b   Veiergang, Gitte ^b   Roll, Claudia ^b   Pielemeier, Wolfgang ^b   Ojinaga, Violeta ^b   Braun, Nicole ^b   Bittrich, Hans Jörg ^b   Roefke, Kathrin ^b   Schroth, Michael ^b   Topf, Hans Georg ^b   Stein, Anja ^b   Keller, Matthias ^b   Hüning, Britta Maria ^b   Fischer, Doris ^b   Buxmann, Horst ^b   Heckmann, Matthias ^b   Faas, Dirk ^b   Von Der Wense, Axel ^b   Gudowius, Peter ^b   Kabisch, Sarah ^b   Hillebrand, Georg ^b   Bohnhorst, Bettina ^b   Peter, Corinna ^b   Urlichs, Florian ^b   Hoppenz, Marc ^d   Pabst, Thomas ^d   Kribs, Angela ^e   Klein, Ruth Maria ^e   Hünseler, Christoph ^e   Roth, Bernhard ^e   Vierzig, Anne ^e   Eifinger, Frank ^e   Oberthür, André ^e   Mehler, Kathrin ^e   Gebauer, Corinna ^b   Knüpfer, Matthias ^b   Zemlin, Michael ^b   Mähnhardt, Larissa ^b   Nußbaum, Claudia Franziska ^b   Schwepcke, Alexandra ^b   Rellensmann, Georg ^b   Rieger Fackeldey, Esther ^b   Schiffmann, Jan Holger ^b   Grombach, Jens ^b   Schäfer, Stefan ^b   Segerer, Hugo ^b   Keller Wackerbauer, Annette ^b   Burghard, Rainer ^b   Hubert, Mechthild ^b   Vochem, Matthias ^b   Pohlmann, Ulrich ^b   Neuberger, Patrick ^b   Wagner, Martin ^b   Fuchs, Hans ^b   Schmid, Manuel ^b   Hopfner, Reinhard ^b   Bucher, Hans Ulrich ^b   Rabe, Heike ^b   Högel, Josef ^b   Engel, Corinna ^f   Riethmüller, Joachim ^f   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Berlin ^*

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Institut für Pathologie   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^f Center for Pediatric Clinical Studies   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anemia of prematurity, treatment; Infant, preterm; Randomized controlled trial; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862200768     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335030     Document Type: Article

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