Neonatal Medicine
Restricted Diagnostic Phlebotomy to Avoid Iatrogenic Anemia
Using umbilical cord blood for the initial blood tests of VLBW neonates results in higher hemoglobin and fewer RBC transfusions. (opens new window)
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Effect of minimization of early blood sampling losses among extremely premature neonates: a randomized clinical trial. (opens new window)
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Respective effects of phlebotomy losses and erythropoietin treatment on the need for blood transfusion in very premature infants. (opens new window)
Source: BMC Pediatr 2013;13:176.
Umbilical cord blood as a replacement source for admission complete blood count in premature infants. (opens new window)
Source: J Perinatol 2012;32(2):97-102.
Postponing or eliminating red blood cell transfusions of very low birth weight neonates by obtaining all baseline laboratory blood tests from otherwise discarded fetal blood in the placenta. (opens new window)
Source: Transfusion 2011;51(2):253-8.
Iatrogenic blood loss in extreme preterm infants due to frequent laboratory tests and procedures. (opens new window)
Source: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021;34(16):2660-65.
Risk factors of transfusion in anemia of very low birth weight infants. (opens new window)
Source: Yonsei Med J 2013;54(2):366-73.
Minimizing blood loss and the need for transfusions in very premature infants. Limiter les pertes de sang et le recours aux transfusions chez les grands prématurés. [English, French] (opens new window)
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Phlebotomy overdraw in the neonatal intensive care nursery. (opens new window)
Source: Pediatrics 2000;106(2):E19.
Reduction in red blood cell transfusions using a bedside analyzer in extremely low birth weight infants. (opens new window)
Source: J Perinatol 2005;25(1):21-5.
Impact of blood sampling in very preterm infants. (opens new window)
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Implementation of a multi-parameter point-of-care-blood test analyzer reduces central laboratory testing and need for blood transfusions in very low birth weight infants. (opens new window)
Source: Clin Chim Acta 2012;413(1-2):325-30.
Transcutaneous bilirubinometry reduces the need for blood sampling in neonates with visible jaundice. (opens new window)
Source: Acta Paediatr 2009;98(12):1916-9.
Reliability of transcutaneous bilirubin devices in preterm infants: a systematic review. (opens new window)
Source: Pediatrics 2013;132(5):871-81.
A management guideline to reduce the frequency of blood transfusion in very-low-birth-weight infants. (opens new window)
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Spectroscopic noninvasive measurement of hemoglobin compared with capillary and venous values in neonates. (opens new window)
Source: Neonatology 2010;98(1):1-5.
Pharmacodynamically optimized erythropoietin treatment combined with phlebotomy reduction predicted to eliminate blood transfusions in selected preterm infants. (opens new window)
Source: Pediatr Res 2014;75(2):336-42.
A mathematical modeling approach to quantify the role of phlebotomy losses and need for transfusions in neonatal anemia. (opens new window)
Source: Transfusion 2013;53(6):1353-60.
Identifying factors to minimize phlebotomy-induced blood loss in the pediatric intensive care unit. (opens new window)
Source: Pediatr Crit Care Med 2012;13(1):22-7.
Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in jaundiced neonates: a randomized controlled trial. (opens new window)
Source: Pediatrics 2016;138(6):e20162414.
Reduction in red blood cell transfusions among preterm infants: results of a randomized trial with an in-line blood gas and chemistry monitor. (opens new window)
Source: Pediatrics 2005;115(5):1299-306.
Blood conservation in neonatal and pediatric populations. (opens new window)
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