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
Blood red dark red state, but quickly oxygenates upon exposure to air, turning a brighter shade of red. This happens more quickly with smaller volumes of blood such as a pinprick and less quickly from cuts or punctures that cause greater blood flows such as a puncture in the basilic vein: all blood collected during a phlebotomy procedure is deoxygenated blood, and it does not usually have a chance to become oxygenated upon leaving the body. Arterial blood, which is already oxygenated, is also already a brighter shade of red— this is the blood see from a pulsating neck, arm, or leg