Warming treatment for very preterm babies after blood transfusion
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Immune system & allergy, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at whether a specific “blood warming” approach can help very preterm babies keep their body temperature from getting too low (hypothermia). It’s intended to reduce temperature drops around the time they receive red blood cell transfusions.
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Who can take part
- Your baby was born at PRISMA Health Richland hospital
- Your baby was born very early (under 32 weeks gestation)
- Your baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Within the first month of life, your baby received a red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion at PRISMA
- Your baby does not have major brain bleeding (Grade III or IV) or major brain/neurologic structural problems
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