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 ...

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 ...

If you are familiar with the previous guidelines (2004 or the 2009 update) for the management of newborn jaundice, you'll note that the treatment graphs for phototherapy and exchange transfusion ...

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.

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 ...

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 On study days, two units of blood were withdrawn while ...