Evidence · Research paper
Restrictive guideline for red blood cell transfusions in preterm neonates: effect of a protocol change.
- Blood products
- Haematology and oncology
- Medical
- Nursing
This paper is from 2019, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
This observational before-and-after study examined red blood cell transfusion practice in preterm neonates following introduction of a more restrictive transfusion protocol. Fewer neonates were transfused and the mean number of transfusions per transfused infant fell after the change, with no observed association with short-term outcomes or mortality. It supports restrictive transfusion thresholds in neonatal care, an approach with parallels in paediatric intensive care transfusion practice.
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