Abstract:To investigate the effect of anemia and transfusion on tissue oxygen supply and blood pressure in extremely preterm infants, so as to provide a clinical basis for reasonable blood transfusion in the anemic preterm infants. Methods Fifty-five cases of premature infants within 28-31+6 gestational weeks were divided into 4 groups including normal control group, mild anemia group, moderate anemia group and severe anemia group. Using far infrared cerebral oxygen saturation monitor and multifunctional ECG monitor, brain and intestinal oxygen saturation and blood pressure of the infants were monitored. Results Compared to the control group, the brain and intestinal oxygen saturation significantly decreased in the anemia groups before transfusion (p < 0.05). The brain tissue oxygen saturation was not significantly different between the moderate and severe anemia groups (p > 0.05), but the brain tissue oxygen saturation of the mild anemia group was significantly different from that of the moderate and severe groups ( p< 0.05). There was no significant difference in the intestinal tissue oxygen saturation betweenthe mild and moderate groups (p > 0.05), while the intestinal tissue oxygen saturation of the mild and moderate anemia groups was significantly different from that of the severe anemia group (p < 0.05). No significant changes in blood pressure (including systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure) were observed among the groups (p > 0.05). During the process of blood transfusion, the brain and intestinal oxygen saturation of the moderate and severe groups increased gradually, and there was significant difference between the two groups (p < 0.05). After blood transfusion, there was significant difference in the brain oxygen saturation between the moderate anemia group and the severe anemia group (p < 0.05), while there was no significant difference in the intestinal oxygen saturation between the two groups (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the blood pressure before and after blood transfusion (p > 0.05). In the course of blood transfusion, the fluctuation of the intestinal oxygen saturation was larger than that of cerebral oxygen saturation; each reached a high value and tended to be stable after blood transfusion. Conclusions Different degrees of anemia can lead to decreased oxygen supply in the brain and intestinal tissues of extremely premature infants. With the increasing of anemia degree, tissue oxygen supply obviously reduces. Blood transfusion can quickly alleviate tissue hypoxia and has no obvious effect on blood pressure. It is worth noting that in the course of blood transfusion intestinal tissue oxygen supply is unstable.