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Associations of donor, component, and recipient factors on hemoglobin increments following red blood cell transfusion in very low birth weight infants.

Robert A DeSimoneColleen PlimierRuchika GoelJeanne Elise HendricksonCassandra D JosephsonRavi Mangal PatelMartha Sola-VisnerNareg H Roubinian
Published in: Transfusion (2023)
Donor sex, age, and hemoglobin levels were associated with measures of RBC transfusion effectiveness in VLBW infants. Mechanistic studies are needed to better understand the role of these potential donor factors on other clinical outcomes in VLBW infants.
Keyphrases
  • red blood cell
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • cardiac surgery
  • human milk
  • preterm birth
  • randomized controlled trial
  • sickle cell disease
  • climate change