Early anemia and neonatal morbidity in extremely low birth-weight preterm infants

Extremely low birth-weight (ELBW) preterm infants remain at high risk for mortality and major morbidities, and nearly all need packed red blood cell transfusions within their first weeks of life. The overall objective of this study was to assess the association between anemia at admission to neonata...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2021-11, Vol.34 (22), p.3697-3703
Main Authors: Rocha, Gustavo, Pereira, Sandra, Antunes-Sarmento, João, Flôr-de-Lima, Filipa, Soares, Henrique, Guimarães, Hercília
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
extremely low birth-weight infant
Humans
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
intraventricular hemorrhage
Morbidity
newborn
packed red blood cells transfusion
patent ductus arteriosus
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Extremely low birth-weight (ELBW) preterm infants remain at high risk for mortality and major morbidities, and nearly all need packed red blood cell transfusions within their first weeks of life. The overall objective of this study was to assess the association between anemia at admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with the neonatal morbidity and mortality in ELBW infants. This retrospective study was conducted on 106 patients with ELBW admitted at our level III NICU from January 2006 to December 2015. The subjects were divided into two groups: (1) patients with anemia at admission and (2) patients without anemia. Their characteristics and outcomes were compared. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software, version 24.0 (IBM New York, USA), and a value of p 
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.1080/14767058.2019.1689948