Red blood cell transfusions in neonatal intensive care units: a nationwide observational cohort study
Large variation in transfusion practice remains between Dutch NICUs despite a national guideline. Extreme prematurity and cumulative blood draws were associated with increased use of RBC transfusions. Benchmarking will yield leverage points to understand and potentially prevent unwarranted variation.
Authors
- Sabine L. Vrancken
- Florian Cassel
- Sandra Prins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4695-5246)
- Christian V. Hulzebos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-7501)
- Johanna G. van der Bom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-2475)
- Esther J. d’Haens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-2696)
- Daniel C. Vijlbrief (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2682-7386)
- Enrico Lopriore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-5066)
- Suzanne Gunnink
- Lisanne E. Heeger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-8991)
- Wes Onland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9623-0606)
- Camila Caram‐Deelder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-5684)
- Ellen de Kort
- Elke van Westering-Kroon
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Sanquin (NL)
- Amalia Kinderziekenhuis (NL)
- Máxima Medisch Centrum (NL)
- Isala (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327441
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48
Funders
- Stichting Sanquin Bloedvoorziening