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exchange transfusion

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Noun1.exchange transfusion - slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood
blood transfusion, transfusion - the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery


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Appropriate antimicrobial drug therapy, transfusion, and exchange transfusion remain the mainstays of treatment.
If phototherapy does not lower the baby''s bilirubin levels, the baby may need an exchange transfusion.
Exchange transfusion is often advocated in severe malaria, particularly when there is heavy parasitaemia.
 
 
 
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