Tuesday, 3 May 2022

“To Transfuse or Not to Transfuse”- A Neonatologist’s Perspective | Chapter 05 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 7

 The goal of this brief review article is to reevaluate the definition and management of newborn anaemia, with an emphasis on anaemia of prematurity (AOP), and to propose a therapy protocol. Evidence-based neonatal transfusion guidelines are continuously being developed. When to provide packed red blood cells to a growing premature newborn with or without signs and symptoms of persistent neonatal anaemia is always a conundrum for a paediatrician and a neonatologist. It's even more challenging because co-morbidities including newborn infection, prematurity apnea, and caffeine therapy can explain some of the clinical picture. As a result, that doctor must consider the dangers and benefits of such a seemingly harmless surgery, as well as rule out illnesses that can resemble the signs and symptoms of preterm anaemia.


Author(S) Details


Raja R. Nandyal
Department of Pediatrics, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

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