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© 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. The evidence for transfusion practice in children and neonates is increasing. This chapter summarises the background to component therapy in terms of risks of transfusion and component requirements that are specific to both patient groups, including factors related to transfusion thresholds and dose.

Original publication

DOI

10.1002/9781118869147.ch34

Type

Chapter

Book title

Haematology in Critical Care: A Practical Handbook

Publication Date

03/06/2014

Pages

224 - 232