Preterm infants often require red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, which may impair splanchnic hemodynamics, thus predisposing to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether RBC transfusions alter splanchnic oxygenation patterns in response to enteral feeding in this population.
Red blood cell transfusions alter splanchnic oxygenation response to enteral feeding in preterm infants: an observational pilot study / Martini, Silvia; Spada, Caterina; Aceti, Arianna; Rucci, Paola; Gibertoni, Dino; Battistini, Barbara; Arcuri, Santo; Faldella, Giacomo; Corvaglia, Luigi. - In: TRANSFUSION. - ISSN 0041-1132. - STAMPA. - 60:8(2020), pp. 1669-1675. [10.1111/trf.15821]
Red blood cell transfusions alter splanchnic oxygenation response to enteral feeding in preterm infants: an observational pilot study
Martini, Silvia
Primo
;Aceti, Arianna;Rucci, Paola;Gibertoni, Dino;Battistini, Barbara;Arcuri, Santo;Faldella, Giacomo;Corvaglia, LuigiUltimo
2020
Abstract
Preterm infants often require red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, which may impair splanchnic hemodynamics, thus predisposing to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether RBC transfusions alter splanchnic oxygenation patterns in response to enteral feeding in this population.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.