Erythrocyte transfusions increased the risk of elevated serum ferritin in very low birthweight infants and were associated with altered longitudinal growth.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

There has been a lack of population-based longitudinal data on serum ferritin in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants during hospitalisation. Our aim was to fill this gap in the knowledge and investigate risk factors for elevated serum ferritin and associations between erythrocyte transfusions and longitudinal growth.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed longitudinal data on 126 VLBW infants treated at Umeå University Hospital, Sweden, between 2010 and 2013.

Results

The infants' mean gestational age and birthweight were 26.9 weeks and 899 g. Most (91%) received erythrocyte transfusions, and the majority had multiple erythrocyte transfusions. There was a significant correlation between serum ferritin and the volume of transfusions. Almost two-thirds had at least one

SUBMITTER: Alm S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7317739 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature