Necrotizing enterocolitis after red blood cell transfusion in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus: A case series

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Sellmer, Anna ^a   Tauris, Lene Hjelle ^a   Johansen, Anders ^b   Henriksen, Tine Brink ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Necrotizing enterocolitis; Packed red blood cell transfusion; Patent ductus arteriosus; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APNEA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON HEMORRHAGE; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MOTILITY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; X RAY;

DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE;

EID: 84869088066     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12016     Document Type: Article

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