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3337757

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
We have examined the effect on iron stores of blood transfusions given to premature neonates during hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit as reflected by serum ferritin levels measured for 6 months after discharge. Premature infants who were transfused with more than 100 ml packed cells (group D; n = 11) had higher ferritin levels for a longer period than premature infants who were transfused with smaller volumes (group c; n = 9) or premature and mature infants who were not transfused at all (group B; n = 24 and group A; n = 21, respectively). At 4-5 months the serum ferritin levels in group D (489.8 +/- 132.1 micrograms/L; mean +/- SEM) were significantly higher (P less than 0.001) than those of the other groups. The level of group A term infants (77.5 +/- 12.5 micrograms/L) was higher than those of group B premature infants who did not receive a blood transfusion (33.0 +/- 7.1 micrograms/L) or group C who received less than 100 ml (36.5 +/- 8.8 micrograms/L packed red blood cells. However, these differences were not statistically significant. Our data demonstrate that very-low-birthweight infants who receive a large volume of packed cells during hospitalization may accumulate iron stores sufficient for red cell production during the first 6 months of life. Administration of large amounts of supplemental iron, in such cases, may be curtailed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0735-1631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
40-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum ferritin levels in preterm infants after multiple blood transfusions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Centers, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study