Comparison of transfusion thresholds during neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Alexandra A SawyerLinda WiseSantu GhoshJatinder BhatiaBrian K Stansfield

Published in: Transfusion (2017)

A lower Hct threshold of 35% is associated with a reduction in RBC transfusion volume and does not appear to alter complication rates or patient outcomes for neonates receiving ECMO support for respiratory failure.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory failure
acute respiratory distress syndrome
cardiac surgery
sickle cell disease
mechanical ventilation
acute kidney injury
low birth weight
cell proliferation
signaling pathway