Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of administrating antibiotics to prevent exchange transfusion-related nosocomial infections in newborns. Methods: We report a survey ...

A 2nd exchange transfusion with 5 liters of whole blood was carried out in 3 hours. The hyperventilation abated, the decerebrate posture ceased, and in general the patient appeared better.

To correlate these determinations with those of other hospitals a sample of serum obtained from an infant during exchange transfusion was sent to five other hospitals in the Boston area. The total ...

Neonates with total serum bilirubin within 3 mg/dL of exchange transfusion thresholds were identified as those with severe hyperbilirubinemia requiring potential intravenous immune globulin treatment.

For patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), exchange transfusion has benefits over simple transfusion (ST), but a new meta-analysis and systematic review suggests there is insufficient evidence ...

Exchange transfusions are usually performed for hyperbilirubinemia, polycythemia, or in severe anemia where transfusion of additional RBCs without exchanging the volume may lead to fluid overload ...

Researchers studied 35 volunteers who donated one unit of blood four weeks and another three weeks before two study days separated by one week. On study days, two units of blood were withdrawn while ...