Allogenic Cord Blood Transfusion in Preterm Infants

Luciana Teofili*, Patrizia Papacci, Carmen Giannantonio, Maria Bianchi, Caterina Giovanna Valentini, Giovanni Vento

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolo in rivista

Abstract

: Repeated red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in preterm neonates cause the progressive displacement of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) by adult hemoglobin. The ensuing increase of oxygen delivery may result at the cellular level in a dangerous condition of hyperoxia, explaining the association between low-HbF levels and retinopathy of prematurity or bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Transfusing preterm neonates with RBC concentrates obtained from allogeneic umbilical blood is a strategy to increase hemoglobin concentration without depleting the physiologic HbF reservoir. This review summarizes the mechanisms underlying a plausible beneficial impact of this strategy and reports clinical experience gathered so far in this field.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)881-893
Numero di pagine13
RivistaClinics in Perinatology
Volume50
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2023

Keywords

  • Blood product
  • Cord blood
  • Fetal hemoglobin
  • Oxidative stress
  • Preterm neonates

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