Lactic acid as a predictor for erythrocyte transfusion in healthy preterm infants with anemia of prematurity.
Elevated blood lactate levels that declined to normal after erythrocyte transfusion were observed in 17 of 37 otherwise healthy infants with anemia of prematurity (26.1 +/- 2.1 mg/dl vs 12.3 +/- 0.9 mg/dl; p < 0.001). Posttransfusion heart rate in this group decreased from 155 +/- 1 beats/min to 150 +/- 2 beats/min (p = 0.01). Blood lactate concentration may be a predictor of the need for transfusion in anemia of prematurity.
Izraeli
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Department of Neonatology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach-Tiqva, Israel.
Ben-Sira
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Harell
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Naor
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Ballin
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Davidson
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D000751:Anemia, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood*; D019344:Lactic Acid; D011446:Prospective Studies
D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid