[20] Pathak and coworkers [20] examined the effects of vitamin E supplementation on hemoglobin concentration and the requirements for transfusion in premature infants treated with rhEPO and iron.

Because low plasma erythropoietin levels are present in anemia of prematurity, it has been theorized that enhancing erythropoiesis with recombinant erythropoietin (rhEPO) would reduce the need for ...