Multiple choice

Which one of the following is most likely to lead to a decrease in the need for early top-up blood transfusion for extremely preterm infants?

  1. Iron supplementation

  2. Erythropoietin

  3. Vitamin E supplementation

  4. Decreased frequency of blood sampling

  5. Folate supplementation
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Explanation

In preterm infants, Iron stores are low and exhausted quickly because of the infant's rapid growth rate. However routine administration of iron is controversial and not given in all units

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