TY - JOUR T1 - In a preterm infant, does blood transfusion increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis? JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 102 LP - 103 DO - 10.1136/adc.2004.051532 VL - 90 IS - 1 AU - J C Agwu AU - H Narchi Y1 - 2005/01/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/90/1/102.abstract N2 - An otherwise well 3 week old infant born at 28 weeks gestation has a haemoglobin level of 68 g/l and is prescribed a blood transfusion. The departmental protocol states feeds should be withheld during the transfusion to decrease the risk of development of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). What is the evidence that blood transfusion increases the risk of NEC? In a preterm infant [patient] does blood transfusion [intervention] increase the risk of NEC [outcome]? Search words: “transfusion” AND “necrotizing enterocolitis” (excluding exchange transfusion). Secondary sources—Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2003): no relevant systematic review. Pub Med (1975–2003). Limits: newborn. Search outcome: 85 articles, of which two … ER -