Packed red blood cell transfusion is an independent risk factor for necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 786-790

  Wan Huen, P ^a   Bateman, D ^b   Shapiro, D M ^c   Parravicini, E ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia of prematurity; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Prematurity; Red blood cell transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84885020381     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.60     Document Type: Article

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