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Blood Component Therapy in Neonatal Medicine

  • Bruce A. Lenes
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    Corresponding author: Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007
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    Senior Staff Fellow, Blood Bank, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

    Clinical Instructor ol Medicine, Department of Hematology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
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  • Ronald A. Sacher
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    Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pathology; Director of Blood Bank and Transfusion Service, and of Quality Control, Department of Clinical Laboratories, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
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      Whole blood and packed red cell products, platelets, white cells, plasma, and plasma derivatives are available for support of the neonate who requires intensive care. The preparations, dosage, indications for, and disadvantages of each blood component are detailed.
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