Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening destruction of intestinal tissue called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Now a Loyola University Medical Center study has identified a major risk factor for NEC: Preemies with the AB blood type who develop NEC are nearly three times as likely to die from it as preemies with other blood types. The finding suggests that a simple change in blood transfusion practices in neonatal ICUs could significantly reduce the incidence of NEC. The study is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Perinatology...
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