Open AccessRed blood transfusion in preterm infants: changes in glucose, electrolytes and acid base balance
Author(s) -
Shereen Abdelghaffar,
Yasmeen Mansi,
Reem Ibrahim,
Dina Zakaria Mohamed
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.95049
Subject(s) - medicine , acid–base homeostasis , blood transfusion , balance (ability) , intensive care medicine , physical therapy
Preterm neonates comprise the most heavily transfused group of patients, and about 85% of extremely low birth weight newborns receive a transfusion by the end of their hospital stay. The aim of this study was to assess the possible metabolic effects of RBC transfusion on preterm infants, especially during the first 2 weeks of life, and its relation to blood volume.