Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8813453 | Pediatrics & Neonatology | 2017 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
RBC transfusion has a negative impact on survival in ELBW infants. It increases the risk of developing ROP and affects late neurodevelopment. Decisions of blood transfusion in these very immature infants should be made cautiously taking these deleterious results into consideration.
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Authors
Yu-Cheng Wang, Oi-Wa Chan, Ming-Chou Chiang, Peng-Hong Yang, Shih-Ming Chu, Jen-Fu Hsu, Ren-Huei Fu, Reyin Lien,