Comparison of a Restricted Transfusion Schedule with Erythropoietin Therapy versus a Restricted Transfusion Schedule Alone in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 99 (10), 1059-1062
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000233213.28362.3b
Abstract
Objective: Erythropoietin (EPO) is commonly used in very low birth weight neonates to minimize blood transfusions during hospitalization. Data are limited comparing the use of EPO along with a restricted transfusion schedule versus a restricted transfusion schedule alone. We compared the effects of a restricted transfusion schedule with EPO versus a restricted transfusion schedule alone during...Keywords
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