Table 1.

Patient characteristics of transfused VLBWI

^*Values are mean (SD). Data were evaluated using Mann-Whitney test for Apgar scores, number of transfusion and donors, and Student t-test for birth weight and gestational age.

GA, gestational age; AS, Apgar score; HMD, hyaline membrane disease; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus.