LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Fresh-frozen plasma should not be given to nonbleeding premature infants with “abnormal” coagulation tests
Amy K. Keir MBBS, MPH, FRACP,
Amy K. Keir MBBS, MPH, FRACP
Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Simon Stanworth MA, FRCP (Paeds, U.K.), D.Phil, FRCPath,
Simon Stanworth MA, FRCP (Paeds, U.K.), D.Phil, FRCPath
National Health Service Blood & Transplant/, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Amy K. Keir MBBS, MPH, FRACP,
Amy K. Keir MBBS, MPH, FRACP
Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Simon Stanworth MA, FRCP (Paeds, U.K.), D.Phil, FRCPath,
Simon Stanworth MA, FRCP (Paeds, U.K.), D.Phil, FRCPath
National Health Service Blood & Transplant/, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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First published: 09 June 2014
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