exchange transfusion

Introduction

also see Blood Transfusion

Indications

• neonatal polycythemia
• Rh-induced hemolytic disease of the newborn
• severe metabolic disease
• severe hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice in the newborn) not responding to phototherapy
• severe sickle cell crisis
  • sickle cell-associated stroke
  • acute chest syndrome
• toxicity of certain drugs
• babesiosis (severe), malaria (severe)

Complications

• does not increase blood viscosity

More general terms

• blood transfusion