Cord blood transfusions in extremely low gestational age neonates to reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity: results of a prespecified interim analysis of the randomized BORN trial

• Main Authors: Luciana Teofili (Author), Patrizia Papacci (Author), Carlo Dani (Author), Francesco Cresi (Author), Giulia Remaschi (Author), Claudio Pellegrino (Author), Maria Bianchi (Author), Giulia Ansaldi (Author), Maria Francesca Campagnoli (Author), Barbara Vania (Author), Domenico Lepore (Author), Fabrizio Gaetano Saverio Franco (Author), Marco Fabbri (Author), Roberta Penta de Vera d' Aragona (Author), Anna Molisso (Author), Enrico Beccastrini (Author), Antonella Dragonetti (Author), Lorenzo Orazi (Author), Tina Pasciuto (Author), Iolanda Mozzetta (Author), Antonio Baldascino (Author), Emanuela Locatelli (Author), Caterina Giovanna Valentini (Author), Carmen Giannantonio (Author), Brigida Carducci (Author), Sabrina Gabbriellini (Author), Roberto Albiani (Author), Elena Ciabatti (Author), Nicola Nicolotti (Author), Silvia Baroni (Author), Alessandro Mazzoni (Author), Federico Genzano Besso (Author), Francesca Serrao (Author), Velia Purcaro (Author), Alessandra Coscia (Author), Roberta Pizzolo (Author), Genny Raffaeli (Author), Stefania Villa (Author), Isabella Mondello (Author), Alfonso Trimarchi (Author), Flavia Beccia (Author), Stefano Ghirardello (Author), Giovanni Vento (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Preterm infants are at high risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), with potential life-long visual impairment. Low fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels predict ROP. It is unknown if preventing the HbF decrease also reduces ROP. Methods BORN is an ongoing multicenter double-blinded r...