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Patterns of phlebotomy blood loss and transfusions in extremely low birth weight infants.

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Puia-Dumitrescu, M; Tanaka, DT; Spears, TG; Daniel, CJ; Kumar, KR; Athavale, K; Juul, SE; Smith, PB
Published in: J Perinatol
December 2019

OBJECTIVE: Characterize frequency and volume of blood draws and transfusions in extremely low birth weight infants in the first 10 weeks of life. STUDY DESIGN: We included infants with a birth weight <1000 g born 23 0/7-29 6/7 weeks gestational age (GA) and with a length of stay ≥10 weeks, admitted between 2014 and 2016 to a single neonatal intensive care unit. RESULTS: Of 54 infants, median (25th, 75th percentile) GA and birth weight were 25 weeks (24, 26) and 665 g (587, 822), respectively. Median number of blood draws per infant decreased from 57 (49, 65) in week 1 to 12 (8, 22) in week 10. Median volume of blood extracted was 83 mL (70, 97), and median number of blood transfusions was 8 (5, 10). CONCLUSIONS: This cohort experienced a high number and volume of blood draws. Draw frequency and transfusions decreased over the first 10 weeks of life.

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J Perinatol

DOI

EISSN

1476-5543

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

39

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1670 / 1675

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Phlebotomy
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Extremely Premature
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
  • Humans
 

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Puia-Dumitrescu, M., Tanaka, D. T., Spears, T. G., Daniel, C. J., Kumar, K. R., Athavale, K., … Smith, P. B. (2019). Patterns of phlebotomy blood loss and transfusions in extremely low birth weight infants. J Perinatol, 39(12), 1670–1675. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0515-6
Puia-Dumitrescu, Mihai, David T. Tanaka, Tracy G. Spears, Cecil J. Daniel, Karan R. Kumar, Kamlesh Athavale, Sandra E. Juul, and P Brian Smith. “Patterns of phlebotomy blood loss and transfusions in extremely low birth weight infants.J Perinatol 39, no. 12 (December 2019): 1670–75. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0515-6.
Puia-Dumitrescu M, Tanaka DT, Spears TG, Daniel CJ, Kumar KR, Athavale K, et al. Patterns of phlebotomy blood loss and transfusions in extremely low birth weight infants. J Perinatol. 2019 Dec;39(12):1670–5.
Puia-Dumitrescu, Mihai, et al. “Patterns of phlebotomy blood loss and transfusions in extremely low birth weight infants.J Perinatol, vol. 39, no. 12, Dec. 2019, pp. 1670–75. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/s41372-019-0515-6.
Puia-Dumitrescu M, Tanaka DT, Spears TG, Daniel CJ, Kumar KR, Athavale K, Juul SE, Smith PB. Patterns of phlebotomy blood loss and transfusions in extremely low birth weight infants. J Perinatol. 2019 Dec;39(12):1670–1675.

Published In

J Perinatol

DOI

EISSN

1476-5543

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

39

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1670 / 1675

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Phlebotomy
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Extremely Premature
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
  • Humans