This research topic will provide new insights and international opinion for neonatal transfusion practices in hospitalized neonates with a special emphasis on small preterm infants. We welcome research and clinical studies associated with neonatal transfusion which may help health staff working in NICU to develop new guidelines and insights. Epidemiological studies, observational studies, research/molecular studies, and randomized controlled studies including all types of neonatal transfusions and related morbidities, are in the scope of this topic.
- Intrauterine transfusions
- Novel strategies to minimize transfusion in preterm infants
- Autologous transfusion and use of cord blood for prevention of neonatal transfusion
- Threshold hemoglobin/hematocrit levels in both term and preterm infants
- Threshold levels in acute and chronic conditions
- New transfusion markers (biochemical, device-dependent, clinical, combined, etc.)
- Role of tissue oxygenation in the prediction of neonatal transfusion
- Appropriate red blood cell product in terms of neonatal and maternal disease
- Effect of small or large volume transfusion strategies
- Association between neonatal transfusion and development of NEC
- Role of feeding just before, during and after transfusion
- New insights for leukocyte depletion and irradiation
- Neonatal transfusion for surgical neonates (timing, threshold values, prognosis)
- Acute and chronic complications of red blood cell transfusion in neonates
- Thrombocyte thresholds for neonatal platelet transfusions in term, preterm and surgical cases
- Studies for fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, albumin or granulocyte transfusion
- Issues related with decrease of phlebotomy related neonatal transfusions (delayed cord clamping, cord milking, recent strategies, etc).
- Transfusions and Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)