Exchange and simple transfusion in sickle-cell diseases in pregnancy.

نویسندگان

  • A E Buckle
  • T M Price
  • D N Whitmore
چکیده

The management of sickle-cell crisis in a pregnant patient by exchange transfusion is described, the procedure leading to immediate and dramatic improvement in the condition. Partial exchange transfusion in three other patients with sickle-cell anaemia, judged by episodes of crisis in previous pregnancies to be at particular risk, is also reported and the value of this method of management discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 45 529  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1969