Associations between Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants | ||||
Benha Medical Journal | ||||
Article 8, Volume 41, Special issue (Pediatrics), January and February 2024, Page 74-82 PDF (521.71 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2023.230932.1879 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Eman Rateb Abd Almonaem1; Osama abo El fotoh elfiqy2; Omima mohamed Abdel Haie3; Aya Mohammed Wahdan 4 | ||||
1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt. | ||||
2Professor of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Benha University | ||||
3paediatric department ,Benha faculty of medicine,benha university,egypt | ||||
4Department pf pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Benha University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious inflammation of the bowel which mostly affects preterm infants. Two to five percent of all admissions to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are because of NEC. In 85% cases, NEC affects very low birth weight (VLBW) infants ( | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Red Blood Cell Transfusions; Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Very Low Birth Weight Infants | ||||
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