Transfusion-Free Survival Predicts Severe Retinopathy in Preterm Neonates

• Main Authors: Luciana Teofili (Author), Patrizia Papacci (Author), Martina Bartolo (Author), Anna Molisso (Author), Nicoletta Orlando (Author), Lucia Pane (Author), Carmen Giannantonio (Author), Francesca Serrao (Author), Maria Bianchi (Author), Caterina Giovanna Valentini (Author), Claudio Pellegrino (Author), Antonio Baldascino (Author), Brigida Carducci (Author), Domenico Lepore (Author), Giovanni Vento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Repeated red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are thought to increase the risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), likely due to a critical fetal hemoglobin (HbF) reduction. In this study, we investigated if the postmenstrual age (PMA) of neonates at transfusion influences the risk for ROP. We estima...