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Blood and blood component therapy in neonates

  • Symposium on AIIMS Protocols in Neonatology — V
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Blood component therapy is a very common intervention practiced in newborns; nearly 85% of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies get transfusions during their hospital stay. However, there are no set guidelines for transfusion of blood component therapy in newborns. This protocol includes available types of blood components, their methods of preparation, indications and side effects of transfusion, in relation to newborns.

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  1. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Richa Jain, Bipin Jose, Poonam Coshic, Ramesh Agarwal & Ashok K. Deorari

  2. Department of Transfusion Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Poonam Coshic

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Jain, R., Jose, B., Coshic, P. et al. Blood and blood component therapy in neonates. Indian J Pediatr 75, 489–495 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-008-0076-8

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