Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatr Anaesth
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2015
Blood transfusion in patients treated with surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis.
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common surgical emergency in premature infants and has high morbidity and mortality. Intraoperative treatment with fluid and transfusions may be difficult. ⋯ Patients having necrotizing enterocolitis with bowel resection are more likely to need preoperative transfusion with packed red blood cells, which may be more necessary when surgery is longer, preoperative hematocrit is lower, and estimated blood loss is higher.