How do we transfuse children in Italy? Results of a national survey.

Background: Adherence to optimal practices in the preparation and issuance of pediatric blood components can significantly influence patient care outcomes. This study aims to examine the blood banking procedures across prominent Italian children's hospitals, with the goal of identifying both consistent and potentially divergent standards within this field.

Materials And Methods: A survey was conducted among the blood banks affiliated with the Italian Association of Pediatric Hospitals.

Coagulation profiles and percentiles in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia: A step toward more accurate transfusion thresholds.

Background: In the literature, there are no studies about the transfusion threshold for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) undergoing therapeutic hypothermia (TH). In order to facilitate accurate interpretation of coagulation results in these neonates, we aimed to generate specific reference intervals in this specific population.

Methods: This retrospective study included all HIE neonates admitted from 2014 to 2022 to undergo TH.

Microsurgical removal of supratentorial and cerebellar cavernous malformations: what has changed? A single institution experience.

Background: Features associated with a safe surgical resection of cerebral cavernous malformations (CMs) are still not clear and what is needed to achieve this target has not been defined yet.

Methods: Clinical presentation, radiological features and anatomical locations were assessed for patients operated on from January 2008 to January 2018 for supratentorial and cerebellar cavernomas. Supratentorial CMs were divided into 3 subgroups (non-critical vs.