The present study was undertaken in this institution, therefore, to determine the risks of exchange transfusion and of different levels of bilirubinemia in newborn infants. St. Margaret's Hospital ...

is used for severe hemolytic disease of the newborn. Partial or dilutional exchange transfusion, done for polycythemia, consists of removing whole blood and replacing it milliliter for milliliter ...

Objective: To evaluate the distribution of peak serum bilirubin levels in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and the performance of exchange transfusion in infants with excessively high ...

“In this study, we established a positive clinical association of delivery at term gestation on the exchange transfusion frequency and likelihood of adverse neonatal outcome in affected neonates.

A case of transfusion-associated neonatal babesiosis is presented. Jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia developed in this preterm infant. The diagnosis was ...