exchange transfusion in English
noun
1
the simultaneous removal of a patient's blood and replacement by donated blood, used in treating serious conditions such as hemolytic disease of the newborn.
The lights help change bilirubin in the baby's blood to a form that can be easily disposed of in urine. This treatment is usually effective, but a few babies may need a special type of blood transfusion called an exchange transfusion .
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1. There's one way to treat jaundice, and that's what's called an exchange transfusion.
2. Exchange-transfusion: introduced in the 1950s, is a life-saving technique since lowering the serum bilirubin level of the infant it prevents Bilirubinic encephalopathy and subsequent kernicterus