Partial or dilutional exchange transfusion, done for polycythemia, consists of removing whole blood and replacing it milliliter for milliliter with albumin, plasma, or normal saline to lower the ...

In the absence of such knowledge it was speculated that exchange transfusion might temporarily lower the level of a protein-bound injurious factor and at the same time supply essential proteins ...

If there is ABO incompatibility and severe hemolysis, exchange transfusion may be necessary to prevent death and may be considered if large quantities of incompatible red cells are known to have ...