Using umbilical cord blood for the initial blood tests of VLBW neonates results in higher hemoglobin and fewer RBC transfusions

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 363-365

  Baer, V L ^a,b   Lambert, D K ^a,b   Carroll, P D ^a,c   Gerday, E ^a,d   Christensen, R D ^a,b  

^a Women and Newborns Program   (United States)

^b McKay Dee Hospital Center   (United States)

^c Dixie Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^d UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cord blood; transfusion; vasopressor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORD MILKING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NEWBORN; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE;

EID: 84877584437     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.127     Document Type: Article

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