CompletedNot Applicable

Pulse Oximetry Measurement and Transfusions

United States75 participantsStarted 2014-04

Plain-language summary

The primary purpose of this observational study was to determine if pRBC transfusions decrease the frequency of intermittent hypoxia events in very low birth weight infants (VLBW) during the first six weeks of life. The impact on non-pRBC transfusions on the frequency of intermittent hypoxia was also assessed.

Who can participate

Age range6 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 23+0 to 28+6 weeks gestational age at birth Exclusion Criteria: * Infants with life-limiting diagnoses * Cyanotic heart disease * In utero fetal transfusion * Twin to twin transfusion syndrome * Isoimmune hemolytic disease * Severe acute hemorrhage * Acute shock * Sepsis with coagulopathy * Need for perioperative transfusion * Parents opposed to transfusion of blood * Parents with hemoglobinopathy or congenital anemia

What they're measuring

Change in number of Intermittent hypoxia

Timeframe: Change in number of intermittent hypoxia before (approximately 8 hours) and after transfusion (approximately 8 hours).

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04249193

SponsorChristiana Care Health Services

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-10

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