title: [National survey of transfusion practices in the neonatal period for the development of recommendations based on the "Haute Autorité de Santé methodology"].
abstract: Although transfusion practices have changed these last years, the neonatal period remains one period when the transfusion of blood components (in particular in red blood cells concentrates) is frequent, particularly for low birth weight premature babies. It is thus important to know well the pathophysiological characteristics specific to this age of life in order to reduce the risks of transfusion and to allow an optimal effectiveness of this treatment. Various studies on neonatal transfusion show that transfusion practices during the neonatal period are very heterogeneous from a team to another, and even within the same team. Therefore, we wanted to know the practices in France, by addressing a questionnaire to neonatology centres, in collaboration with the French Society Vigilance and Transfusion Therapy and the French Society of Neonatology (SFN). The results obtained confirm the heterogeneity of practices. To follow up on this study, we constituted a working group, in partnership with the SFN, the SFVTT and the EFS, with an aim of proposing good practice recommendations according to the methodology of the French "High Authority for Health", in order to homogenize at the national level transfusion practices of the new-born baby.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'hématologie-transfusion, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, CHRU, 2, avenue Oscar-Lambret, 59037 Lille cedex, France. benedicte.wibaut@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wibaut
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saliba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rakza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lassale
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hubert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wiel
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009359:Neonatology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires