Association of red blood cell transfusions with periventricular leukomalacia in very preterm infants
RBC transfusions were independently associated with PVL in preterm infants. As lowering transfusion thresholds has not been associated with improved neurological outcomes, consideration of cord blood products may be warranted.
Authors
- Siegfried Kropf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5197-3481)
- Thomas Brune
- Christian Weise
Institutions
- University Hospital Magdeburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70239
- Primary Topic
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00