Efficacy and cost analysis of treating very low birth weight infants with erythropoietin during their first two weeks of life: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Efficacy and cost analysis of treating very low birth weight infants with erythropoietin during their first two weeks of life: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
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在生命的前两周内使用促红细胞生成素治疗极低出生体重婴儿的功效和成本分析:一项随机、安慰剂对照试验。
DOI:
10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70462-0
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发表时间:
1995
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通讯作者:
Christensen,RD
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作者:
Ohls,RK;Osborne,KA;Christensen,RD
ObjectiveWe hypothesized that using a higher dose of erythropoietin (Epo) and starting treatment on the first day of life would reduce the transfusion requirements of ventilator-dependent and non-ventilator-dependent very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Moreover, we hypothesized that this treatment would be cost-effective.MethodsWe randomly assigned 20 ill newborn VLBW infants to receive either Epo (200 units/kg per day) or placebo during their first 2 weeks of life. The care-givers were unaware of the treatment assignments, and erythrocyte transfusions were administered according to hematocrit and signs of anemia.ResultsOn day 1, reticulocyte counts and hematocrits were similar in the two groups. During the subsequent 2 weeks, reticulocyte counts of the placebo recipients fell significantly below those of the Epo recipients, but hematocrits in the two groups did not differ. More transfusions were received by the placebo recipients (mean = 1.4 per patient) than by the Epo recipients (mean = 0.2 per patient; p <0.01). No adverse effects of Epo were noted, and the costs in the placebo group exceeded those in the Epo group.ConclusionsWe conclude that administration of Epo to VLBW infants during the first 2 weeks of life results in fewer transfusions and is cost-effective. (J Pediatr 1995;126:421-6)
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影响因子:
5.1
作者:
CARNIELLI, V;MONTINI, G;CANTARUTTI, F
通讯作者:
CANTARUTTI, F
DOI:
10.1016/s0022-3476(05)80401-9
发表时间:
1993
期刊:
The Journal of pediatrics
影响因子:
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作者:
R. Ohls;D. Hunter;R. Christensen
通讯作者:
R. Christensen
影响因子:
20.3
作者:
Christensen,RD;Liechty,KW;Koenig,JM;Schibler,KR;Ohls,RK
通讯作者:
Ohls,RK
影响因子:
6.1
作者:
L. Chaudhuri;D. K. Ganguly
通讯作者:
D. K. Ganguly
DOI:
10.5555/uri:pii:0022214387901156
发表时间:
1987
期刊:
The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
影响因子:
--
作者:
A. Erslev;J. Wilson;J. Caro
通讯作者:
J. Caro