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ArticlePaediatrics & child health

Minimizing blood loss and the need for transfusions in very premature infants.

Brigitte Lemyre, Megan Sample, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil, Canadian Paediatric Society, Fetus and Newborn Committee

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Transfusion strategies for neonates: current perspectives.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024
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  4. End-tidal capnography monitoring in infants ventilated on the neonatal intensive care unit.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Brigitte Lemyre
Megan Sample
Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil
Canadian Paediatric Society, Fetus and Newborn Committee

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reducing blood loss and the need for blood transfusions in extremely preterm infants is part of effective care. Delayed cord clamping is well supported by the evidence and is recommended for infants who do not immediately require resuscitation. Cord milking may be an alternative to delayed cord clamping; however, more research is needed to support its use. In view of concerns regarding the increased risk for cognitive delay, clinicians should avoid using hemoglobin transfusion thresholds lower than those tested in clinical trials. Higher transfusion volumes (15 mL/kg to 20 mL/kg) may decrease exposure to multiple donors. Erythropoietin is not recommended for routine use due to concerns about retinopathy of prematurity. Elemental iron supplementation (2 mg/kg/day to 3 mg/kg/day once full oral feeds are achieved) is recommended to prevent later iron deficiency anemia. Noninvasive monitoring (eg, for carbon dioxide, bilirubin) and point-of-care testing reduce the need for blood sampling. Clinicians should strive to order the minimal amount of blood sampling required for safe patient care, and cluster samplings to avoid unnecessary skin breaks.

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AnemiaBilirubinBlood CO2Cord clampingCord milkingErythropoietinRoPSupplementary iron

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PMID26744559
PMCPMC4699539

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