International Survey of Transfusion Practices for Extremely Premature Infants

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-247

  Guillén, Úrsula ^a   Cummings, James J ^b   Bell, Edward F ^c   Hosono, Shigerharu ^d   Frantz, Axel R ^e   Maier, Rolf F ^f   Whyte, Robin K ^g   Boyle, Elaine ^h   Vento, Max ⁱ   Widness, John A ^c   Kirpalani, Haresh ^j  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^g DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA FE   (Spain)

^j CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Erythrocyte transfusion; Extremely low birth weight; Extremely premature infant; Infant; International practices; Red blood cell transfusion

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

AGE; ANEMIA; ARGENTINA; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BELGIUM; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOMBIA; CORD MILKING; DELAYED CORD CLAMPING; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; ITALY; JAPAN; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; REVIEW; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; ARGENTINA; BELGIUM; CANADA; COLOMBIA; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; JAPAN; NEONATOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864000199     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.04.004     Document Type: Review

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