Open AccessTransfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia in Africa
Author(s) -
Kathryn Maitland,
Peter OlupotOlupot,
Sarah Kiguli,
George Chagaluka,
Florence Alaroker,
Robert O. Opoka,
Ayub Mpoya,
Charles Engoru,
Julius Nteziyaremye,
Macpherson Mallewa,
Neil Kennedy,
Margaret Nakuya,
Cate Namayanja,
Julianna Kayaga,
Sophie Uyoga,
Dorothy Kyeyune Byabazaire,
Bridon M’baya,
Benjamin Wabwire,
Gary Frost,
Imelda Bates,
Jennifer A. Evans,
Thomas N. Williams,
Pedro Saramago,
Elizabeth C. George,
Diana M. Gibb,
A. Sarah Walker
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1900100
Subject(s) - volume (thermodynamics) , anemia , medicine , plasma volume , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
Severe anemia (hemoglobin level, <6 g per deciliter) is a leading cause of hospital admission and death in children in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization recommends transfusion of 20 ml of whole-blood equivalent per kilogram of body weight for anemia, regardless of hemoglobin level.
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