Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most frequent and lethal disease of the gastrointestinal
tract of preterm infants. At present, NEC is thought to develop in the premature host in the …

Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe multifactorial disease in preterm
neonates associated with high morbidity and mortality. Better insight into prognostic values …

Background Limited data suggest that higher hemoglobin thresholds for red-cell
transfusions may reduce the risk of cognitive delay among extremely-low-birth-weight infants …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common serious gastrointestinal morbidity in
preterm infants. A number of risk factors for NEC have been reported in the literature. With …

The current evidence regarding the indication, advantages and risks of red blood cell
transfusion (RBCT) for preterm infants is discussed. This is an important area in …

Objective To estimate the incidence of blood product transfusion, including red blood cells,
platelets, and plasma, and characterize pretransfusion hematologic values for infants during …

Importance Severe morbidity in very preterm infants is associated with profound clinical
implications on development and life-course health. However, studies of racial/ethnic …

Transfusions are more common in premature infants with approximately 40% of low birth
weight infants and up to 90% of extremely low birth weight infants requiring red blood cell …

Oxygen is important to the human body. Cell survival and operations depend on oxygen.
When the body becomes hypoxic, it affects the organs, tissues and cells and can cause …

Background: The identification of independent clinical risk factors for necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC) may contribute to early selection of infants at risk, allowing for the …