Umbilical Cord Blood Use for Admission Blood Tests of VLBW Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Control Trial.

Thornton S MuAlicia C PrescottGayle D Haischer-RolloJames K AdenJonathan B Shapiro

Published in: American journal of perinatology (2021)

· Umbilical cord blood laboratory work in preterm infants is feasible.. · Cord blood use for admission laboratories results in increased hemoglobin in the first 24 hours of life.. · Cord blood use for admission laboratories delays time to first transfusion in preterm infants..

Keyphrases

cord blood
umbilical cord
preterm infants
low birth weight
mesenchymal stem cells
emergency department
preterm birth
sickle cell disease