Neonatal red cell transfusion two there is no evidence that the transfusion causes the disorder. Hemolytic disease of the newborn Exchange transfusion Canadian guidelines on red blood cell transfusion in newborn infants UK guidelines on transfusion for fetuses, neonates and older children Australian guidelines on neonatal and pediatric transfusion Transfusion handbook free transfusion handbook produced by the Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee Neonatal red blood cell transfusion chapter of the Patient Blood Management Resources of the Clinical transfusion Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Neonatal red cell transfusion Neonates are defined as
Red blood cell oxygen has been released the resulting deoxyhemoglobin is of a dark red burgundy color. However, blood can appear bluish when seen through the vessel wall and skin. Pulse oximetry takes advantage of the hemoglobin color change to directly measure the arterial blood oxygen saturation using colorimetric techniques. Hemoglobin also has a very high affinity for carbon monoxide, forming carboxyhemoglobin which is a very bright red in color. Flushed, confused patients with a saturation reading of 100% on pulse oximetry are sometimes found to be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Having oxygen-carrying proteins inside specialized cells (as opposed to oxygen carriers