Red blood cell transfusion in newborn infants

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 213-217

  Whyte, Robin K ^h   Jefferies, Ann L ^h   Lacaze, Thierry ^h   Newhook, Leigh Anne ^h   Narvey, Michael R ^h   Peliowski, Abraham ^h   Sorokan, S Todd ^h   Whyte, Hilary E A ^h   Aylward, Debbie A ^a   Gagnon, Andrée ^b   Gagnon, Robert ^c   León, Juan Andrés ^d   Ng, Eugene H ^e   O'Flaherty, Patricia A ^f   Watterberg, Kristi ^g  

^a Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses   (Canada)

^b College of Family Physicians of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^c The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e CPS Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Section   (Canada)

^f Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition   (Canada)

^g AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood grouping; Cross matching; Erythrocyte; Hemorrhagic shock; Hyperkalemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA OF PREMATURITY; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INFANT; NEONATAL HEMORRHAGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; RETICULOCYTOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84898754315     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/19.4.213     Document Type: Review

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