Description
In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editors Drs. Ravi Mangal Patel and Amy Keir bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neonatal Transfusion Medicine. Transfusions to neonates convey both benefits and risks, and evidence-based data for possible adverse effects, preterm morbidities, mortality, and neuro-developmental problems associated with transfusions is needed to make decisions for proper care. This issue fills the gap of evidence-based knowledge in order to improve outcomes in patients.- Contains 9 practice-oriented topics including potential mechanisms mediating harm from platelet transfusions in neonates; plasma transfusion in the neonate; neonatal blood banking practices; transfusion in neonatal ECMO; allogenic cord blood transfusion in infants; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neonatal transfusion medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Table of Contents
Thresholds for Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Preterm Infants: Evidence to PracticeProphylactic Platelet Transfusions: Why Less Is MoreHemostatic and Immunologic Effects of Platelet Transfusions in NeonatesBlood Donor Sex and Outcomes in Transfused InfantsNeonatal Blood Banking PracticesTransfusion in Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Best Practice ReviewAnemia, Iron Supplementation, and the BrainPatient Blood Management in NeonatesAllogenic Cord Blood Transfusion in Preterm InfantsNear-Infrared Spectroscopy to Guide and Understand Effects of Red Blood Cell Transfusion
