Red blood cell transfusion is not associated with necrotizing enterocolitis: A review of consecutive transfusions in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 678-682

  Wallenstein, Matthew B ^a   Arain, Yassar H ^a   Birnie, Krista L ^a   Andrews, Jennifer ^b   Palma, Jonathan P ^a,b   Benitz, William E ^a   Chock, Valerie Y ^a  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREMATURITY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIRTH WEIGHT; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908227844     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.06.012     Document Type: Article

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