Anemia of prematurity and cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy: should transfusion thresholds in preterm infants be revised?

Halana V WhiteheadZachary A VesoulisAkhil MaheshwariRakesh RaoAmit M Mathur

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2018)

In transfusion-naive preterm infants, worsening anemia was associated with a progressive decrease in cerebral saturations. Analysis identified a threshold hemoglobin of 9.5 g/dL below which C-rSO2 dropped >2SD below the mean.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
subarachnoid hemorrhage
chronic kidney disease
cardiac surgery
iron deficiency
sickle cell disease
multiple sclerosis
cerebral ischemia
hiv infected
brain injury
red blood cell
preterm birth
antiretroviral therapy