The effect of haemoglobin and blood transfusion on preterm infant gut perfusion and injury

• Main Authors: Claire Howarth (Author), Christian Mifsud (Author), Jayanta Banerjee (Author), Simon Eaton (Author), Terence Leung (Author), Paul Fleming (Author), Joan Morris (Author), Narendra Aladangady (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionThere is significant uncertainty regarding the role that anaemia or red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) plays in the development of gut injury in preterm infants. This study evaluated Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) together with a range of known biomarkers of gut inflammation to identif...