Feasibility of red blood cell transfusion through small bore central venous catheters used in neonates.

Objective: To determine whether packed red blood cell transfusions through small-bore central venous catheters used in critically ill neonates results in significant hemolysis.

Design: In vitro experimental study using a mock transfusion setup incorporating a syringe pump, prestorage leukoreduced fresher, and older CPDA-1 red blood cell units and pressure transducer simulating neonatal transfusion through 1.9-Fr NeoPICC central venous catheter.