Red Blood Cell Transfusions Affect Intestinal and Cerebral Oxygenation Differently in Preterm Infants with and without Subsequent Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Willemien S. Kalteren*, Sara J. Kuik, Koenraad N. J. A. Van Braeckel, Jan B. F. Hulscher, Arend F. Bos, Elisabeth M. W. Kooi, Michelle E. van der Laan

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Abstract

Objective To assess intestinal and cerebral oxygenation during and after red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in preterms with or without subsequent transfusion-associated necrotizing enterocolitis (TANEC).

Study Design In preterms of

Results In TANEC infants, r (c) SO (2) was lower during and after RBC transfusions than in controls, median (interquartile range) 55% (50-62) versus 72% (65-75), p

Conclusion In preterm infants lower r (c) SO (2) , but not r (int) SO (2) , values during and after RBC transfusions are associated with TANEC. Lower r (int) SO (2) and r (c) SO (2) variabilities after RBC transfusions may represent a diminished capacity for vascular adaptation, possibly leading to TANEC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1031-1037
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Perinatology
Volume35
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept-2018

Keywords

  • red blood cell transfusion
  • intestinal regional tissue oxygen saturation
  • cerebral regional tissue oxygen saturation
  • necrotizing enterocolitis
  • preterm infants
  • variability
  • hemoglobin
  • near-infrared spectroscopy
  • NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
  • BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS
  • SPLANCHNIC TISSUE OXYGENATION
  • CLINICAL SEPSIS
  • ASSOCIATION
  • ANEMIA
  • RISK
  • VARIABILITY

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