Erythrocyte transfusions increased the risk of elevated serum ferritin in very low birthweight infants and were associated with altered longitudinal growth.

Stina AlmElisabeth Stoltz SjöströmJohan Nilsson SommarMagnus Domellöf

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)

This is the first population-based study to investigate longitudinal data on serum ferritin in VLBW infants during hospitalisation. The unexpected positive finding in the subgroup born at less than 25 weeks needs further research with a larger cohort.

Keyphrases

gestational age
cross sectional
preterm birth
big data
machine learning
iron deficiency
preterm infants
data analysis
deep learning
artificial intelligence