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Predicting Red Blood Cell Transfusions In Very Low Birth Weight Infants Based On Clinical Risk Factors., David A. Paul, Stephen A. Pearlman, Kathleen H. Leef, John L. Stefano
Predicting Red Blood Cell Transfusions In Very Low Birth Weight Infants Based On Clinical Risk Factors., David A. Paul, Stephen A. Pearlman, Kathleen H. Leef, John L. Stefano
Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical factors most predictive of red blood cell transfusion in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of VLBW infants cared for at a single level III NICU during a two year period, n = 199.
RESULTS: Overall transfusion requirement was 4.6 +/- 6.2 transfusions/infant/hospital course. Length of hospital stay, days of mechanical ventilation, requirement for dopamine support, birth weight, initial hematocrit, periventricular leukomalacia and necrotizing enterocolitis all independently correlated with number of transfusions and donors. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and patent ductus arteriosus were associated with donor but not transfusion number.
CONCLUSIONS: Our data …
Stent Placement Compared With Balloon Angioplasty For Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts. Saphenous Vein De Novo Trial Investigators., M P Savage, J S Douglas, D L Fischman, C J Pepine, S B King, J A Werner, S R Bailey, P A Overlie, S H Fenton, J A Brinker, M B Leon, S Goldberg
Stent Placement Compared With Balloon Angioplasty For Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts. Saphenous Vein De Novo Trial Investigators., M P Savage, J S Douglas, D L Fischman, C J Pepine, S B King, J A Werner, S R Bailey, P A Overlie, S H Fenton, J A Brinker, M B Leon, S Goldberg
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Treatment of stenosis in saphenous-vein grafts after coronary-artery bypass surgery is a difficult challenge. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of stent placement with those of balloon angioplasty on clinical and angiographic outcomes in patients with obstructive disease of saphenous-vein grafts.
METHODS: A total of 220 patients with new lesions in aortocoronary-venous bypass grafts were randomly assigned to placement of Palmaz-Schatz stents or standard balloon angioplasty. Coronary angiography was performed during the index procedure and six months later.
RESULTS: As compared with the patients assigned to angioplasty, those assigned to stenting had a higher rate …
Department Of Radiology-Annual Report-July 1, 1996 To June 30, 1997, David C. Levin
Department Of Radiology-Annual Report-July 1, 1996 To June 30, 1997, David C. Levin
Department of Radiology Administrative Documents and Reports
Department of Radiology Annual Report, July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 108 pages.