The contributions of red blood cell transfusion and severe anemia in necrotizing enterocolitis: causes or confounders?

J Perinatol. 2017 Jun;37(6):626-628. doi: 10.1038/jp.2017.32. Epub 2017 Mar 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / blood
  • Anemia / complications*
  • Anemia / therapy
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / etiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / mortality
  • Erythrocyte Transfusion / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Georgia / epidemiology
  • Gestational Age
  • Hemoglobin A / analysis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / etiology*
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / mortality
  • Infant, Premature
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Male
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Hemoglobin A