Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Most laboratory blood loss in VLBW preterm infants is discarded. Average cumulative infant laboratory testing blood loss during the first month. Of all blood taken from the 26 VLBW study infants, 33% is required for laboratory analysis (hashed bars), 59% of is discarded as waste (white bars), and 8% represents hidden blood loss (black bars) (i.e., blood left in syringes or on gauze pads, bandages, etc.)
