Association, among very-low-birthweight neonates, between red blood cell transfusions in the week after birth and severe intraventricular hemorrhage

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-108

  Christensen, Robert D ^a   Baer, Vickie L ^a   Lambert, Diane K ^a   Ilstrup, Sarah J ^a   Eggert, Larry D ^a   Henry, Erick ^a  

^a Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84891857375     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12234     Document Type: Article

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