Lactic acid as a predictor for erythrocyte transfusion in healthy preterm infants with anemia of prematurity

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Elevated blood lactate levels that declined to normal after erythrocyte transfusion were observed in 17 of 37 otherwise healthy infants with anemia of prematurity (26.1±2.1 mg/dl vs 12.3±0.9 mg/dl; p<0.001). Posttransfusion heart rate in this group decreased from 155±1 beats/min to 150±2 beats/min (p=0.01). Blood lactate concentration may be a predictor of the need for transfusion in anemia of prematurity.

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