Blood transfusion in preterm infants improves intestinal tissue oxygenation without alteration in blood flow.

Published in: Vox sanguinis (2016)

Pretransfusion baseline splanchnic tissue oximetry and blood flow velocity varied with postnatal age. Blood transfusion improved intestinal tissue oxygenation without altering mesenteric blood flow velocity irrespective of postnatal ages.

Keyphrases

blood flow
preterm infants
low birth weight