Survey of transfusion practices in preterm infants in Europe.

Background: Preterm infants commonly receive red blood cell (RBC), platelet and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusions. The aim of this Neonatal Transfusion Network survey was to describe current transfusion practices in Europe and to compare our findings to three recent randomised controlled trials to understand how clinical practice relates to the trial data.

Methods: From October to December 2020, we performed an online survey among 597 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) caring for infants with a gestational age (GA) of <32 weeks in 18 European countries.

Monitoring of carbon dioxide in ventilated neonates: a prospective observational study.

Objective: To assess the reliability, accuracy and precision of distal end-tidal capnography (detCO) in neonates compared with transcutaneous (tcCO) carbon dioxide measurements.

Design: Observational, prospective clinical study.

Setting: Neonatal intensive care unit at Medical University of Vienna.