Does red blood cell irradiation and/or anemia trigger intestinal injury in premature infants with birth weight ≤ 1250 g? An observational birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Terri Marin (Author), Ravi M. Patel (Author), John D. Roback (Author), Sean R. Stowell (Author), Ying Guo (Author), Kirk Easley (Author), Megan Warnock (Author), Jane Skvarich (Author), Cassandra D. Josephson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in premature infants. To date, no effective biomarkers exist to predict which premature infants will develop NEC, limiting targeted prevention strategies. Multiple observational studies have re...