Intravenous iron administration together with parenteral nutrition to very preterm Jehovah's Witness twins

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Jun 2:2014:bcr2013202167. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202167.

Abstract

Preterm twin sisters (monozygotic) were born at gestational age 27 weeks and 5 days with birth weights of 935 and 735 g. They were admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit for a period of 1 month. Their parents were Jehovah's Witnesses and refused blood transfusion for their preterm daughters. Subcutaneous erythropoietin and intravenous iron were given as a prophylactic to avoid anaemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravenous
  • Anemia / prevention & control
  • Erythropoietin / administration & dosage
  • Erythropoietin / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Extremely Premature / metabolism*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Iron / administration & dosage
  • Iron / therapeutic use*
  • Jehovah's Witnesses*
  • Parenteral Nutrition / methods*
  • Twins, Monozygotic

Substances

  • Erythropoietin
  • Iron