Open AccessImpact of red blood cell transfusions on intestinal barrier function in preterm infants
Author(s) -
Oluwaseyi Ajayi,
Natalie L. Davis,
Bushra Saleem,
Shiv S Kapoor,
Adora C. Okogbule-Wonodi,
Rose M. Viscardi,
Sripriya Sundararajan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1934-5798
pISSN - 1878-4429
DOI - 10.3233/npm-1828
Subject(s) - medicine , barrier function , red blood cell , immunology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
To determine the relationships of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and enteral feeding to changes in intestinal permeability (IP) measured by the relative intestinal uptake of lactulose (La) and rhamnose (Rh) in preterm infants <33 wk gestation.