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Trial reportJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2018

Placental transfusion in preterm neonates of 30-33 weeks' gestation: a randomized controlled trial.

Bikramjit Das, Venkataseshan Sundaram, William Tarnow-Mordi, Alpana Ghadge, Lakhbir Kaur Dhaliwal, Praveen Kumar

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bikramjit DasDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Venkataseshan SundaramDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. venkatpgi@gmail.com.
William Tarnow-MordiPerinatal Trials, WINNER Centre for Newborn Research, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Alpana GhadgeAustralian Placental Transfusion Study, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Lakhbir Kaur DhaliwalDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Praveen KumarDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INCooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology · AUApollo Gleneagles Hospitals · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo compare effect of placental transfusion by delayed cord clamping (DCC) or cord milking (CM) with early cord clamping (ECC) on a composite of mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks' post-menstrual age (PMA) and 24-30 months' chronological age in neonates of 30-33 weeks' gestation. STUDY

designRandomized, controlled trial. OUTCOMES: A composite of mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks PMA and survival free of neurodevelopmental abnormalities at 24-30 months' chronological age.

resultsA total of 461 neonates were randomized to placental transfusion (n = 233) or to ECC (n = 228). Among those assigned to placental transfusion group, 173 underwent DCC while in the remaining 60, CM was done. Incidence of mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks PMA (43 (18%) vs 35 (15%), RR (95% CI) 1.2 (0.8, 1.8), p = 0.4) and survival free of neurodevelopmental impairment at 24-30 months of chronological age (99 (47%) vs. 100 (50%); RR (95% CI): 0.9 (0.8, 1.2); P = 0.9) was similar between the study groups. The placental transfusion group showed a trend towards lower incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis.

conclusionIn 30-33 weeks' gestation preterm neonates, placental transfusion as compared to early cord clamping resulted in similar mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks PMA and at 24-30 months of chronological age.

Indexed as

PlacentaUmbilical CordAnthropometryBlood TransfusionChild, PreschoolConstrictionFemaleGestational AgeHumansIndiaInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleNeurodevelopmental DisordersPregnancy

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PMID29410545
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