Reduction of exposure to blood donors in preterm infants submitted to red blood cell transfusions using pediatric satellite packs

• Main Authors: Cristina Lika Uezima (Author), Ariane Moreira Barreto (Author), Ruth Guinsburg (Author), Akemi Kuroda Chiba (Author), José Orlando Bordin (Author), Melca Maria O. Barros (Author), Amélia Miyashiro N. dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: In preterm newborn infants transfused with erythrocytes stored up to 28 days, to compare the reduction of blood donor exposure in two groups of infants classified according to birth weight. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted with preterm infants with birth weight <1000g (Group...