The role of fetal hemoglobin in the artificial placenta: A premature ovine model.
Brianna L SpencerBrian P FallonJennifer S McLeodMarie CornellErin E PerroneDavid M MantheiAlvaro Rojas-PenaRonald B HirschlRobert H BartlettGeorge B MychaliskaPublished in: Perfusion (2024)
Transfusion of adult blood led to decreased fetal hemoglobin concentration during AP support. The HbF% was inversely proportional to flow rates. Future directions include strategies to decrease the priming volume and establishing a fetal blood bank to have blood rich in HbF.