Hematocrit in the first 2 hours of life and short-term outcomes in very preterm infants: A secondary analysis from a prospective cohort study
Our study shows that higher HCT in the first 2 hours of life was statistically significant association with decreased ROP and blood transfusion in very preterm infants. Further clinical trials are necessary to confirm and validate this association.
Authors
- Lei Huang
- Yeow Leng Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-224X)
- Yuhong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2358-5449)
- Meng Xue
- Ming Zhao
- Ning Jiang
- Lanxiang Pu
- Z. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0100-2932)
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Shandong Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336601
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00