Erythrocyte transfusions and retinopathy of prematurity: Plea for application of the two-phase theory

Acta Paediatr. 2024 Mar;113(3):615-616. doi: 10.1111/apa.17079. Epub 2023 Dec 21.

Authors

Salma El Emrani^{1

2}, Lotte E van der Meeren^{3

4}, Enrico Lopriore², Nicoline E Schalij-Delfos¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 38129765
DOI: 10.1111/apa.17079

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Erythrocyte Transfusion / adverse effects
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases*
Infant, Premature
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Retinopathy of Prematurity* / etiology
Retinopathy of Prematurity* / therapy