Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
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J Neonatal Perinatal Med · Jan 2013
Risk factors for the development of necrotizing enterocolitis: a case-control study.
To determine risk or protective factors for the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants. ⋯ A greater number of transfusions of packed red blood cells are associated with an increased risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants. The other analyzed variables in this study do not identify the infants at risk. Caution is advocated in using transfusions in newborns.