Guideline for Blood Transfusion in Neonate Intensive Care Unit

Khawla Hospital

Acronyms:

ACOG

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

BP

Blood pressure

CHD

Congenital heart disease

CMV

Cytomegalovirus

COVID

Coronavirus Disease

CPAP

Continuous positive airways pressure

CPD – A1

Citrate, phosphate, Dextrose, Adenine

DCT

Direct Coombs Test

DGKH

Directorate General Khoula Hospital

DIC

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy

ECMO

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

ET

Endotracheal

FFP

Fresh Frozen Plasma

FiO2

Fraction of Inspired Oxygen in 1 second

FNAIT

Fetal Neonatal Allo Immune Thrombocytopenia

FNHTR

Febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reactions

GALD

Gestational Alloimmune Liver Disease

Hb

Heart rate

Hct

Hematocrit

HDN

Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Viruses

HR

Heart rate

ICH

Intracranial Hemorrhage

INR

International Normalized Ratio

ITP

Immune Thrombocytopenia

IVH

Intraventricular Hemorrhage

IVIG

Intravenous Immune Globulin

KG

Kilogram

MAP

Mean Airway Pressure

MDP

Multiple Donors Platelets

NEC

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

NICU

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

NNF

National Neonatology Forum

PC

Platelet Concentrate

PPV

Positive Pressure Ventilation

PRBC

Packed Red Blood Cells

PTP

Post Transfusion Purpura

PT

Prothrombin Time

aPTT

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

RR

Respiratory rate

SAGM

Saline-Adenine-Glucose-Mannitol)

SDP

Single Donor Platelet

TACO

Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload

TRALI

Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury

TSB

Total Serum Bilirubin

1 - Introduction