Mini exchange plasma transfusion.

The hemostatic imbalance of plasma-exchange transfusion.

Plasma exchange has been proposed as a treatment for multiple disorders. Three patients with amyotropic lateral sclerosis, who were hemostatically normal, were studied through a total of 11 4-liter exchanges. Plasma was replaced by an equal volume of 5% albumin or 5% plasma protein fraction. Serial studies revealed that immediately after the exchange transfusion, there was significant prolongat...

[Exchange transfusion].

Exchange Transfusion Key Points..............................................2 Preparation of Infant.................................................................3 Calculation of Volume for Exchange...........................................3 Procedure Techniques..............................................................4 Isovolumetric Method Set-Up...........................................

Osteomyelitis after exchange transfusion.

mobile mass is often palpable, but diagnosis is usually made at laparotomy. Other clinical features and radiology are nonspecific. Cysts have been treated by aspiration and marsupialization. Cavernous lymphangiomata necessitate resection, together with the bowel if the blood supply is prejudiced by the tumour or subsequent dissection. Only one cavemous lymphangioma has been reported in the Brit...

Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion

  Background :Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to Exchange Transfusion (ET) from March 2009 to March 2011 in Bahrami children hospital, Tehran, Iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & ET.   Methods : 94 neonates underwent ...

Plasma Transfusion