Locations Main Campus: Chesterfield, MO 63017   |   Locations
314-434-1500 314-434-1500   |   Contact Us

Pregnancy Health Center

Bookmarks
bookmarks-menu
##RemoveMe##

Exchange transfusion - series

Procedure

Using bili lights is a therapeutic procedure performed on newborn or premature infants to reduce elevated levels of bilirubin. If blood levels of bilirubin become too high, the bilirubin begins to dissolve in the body tissues, producing the characteristic yellow eyes and skin of jaundice. Bilirubin also has an affinity for brain tissue, where it can accumulate and cause permanent brain damage.

Exchange transfusion - series

Procedure

Using bili lights is a therapeutic procedure performed on newborn or premature infants to reduce elevated levels of bilirubin. If blood levels of bil...

Read More

Exchange transfusion - series

Indication

A yellow discoloring of the skin, mucous membranes, and eyes, caused by too much bilirubin in the blood.

Exchange transfusion - series

Indication

A yellow discoloring of the skin, mucous membranes, and eyes, caused by too much bilirubin in the blood.

Exchange transfusion - series

Procedure

An exchange transfusion is a procedure intended to prevent complications or even death associated with serious jaundice, hyperviscosity syndrome, infection, or toxicity. In the procedure the infant's blood is removed in small increments and replaced, in equal amounts, with fresh blood or plasma.

Exchange transfusion - series

Procedure

An exchange transfusion is a procedure intended to prevent complications or even death associated with serious jaundice, hyperviscosity syndrome, inf...

Read More

Review Date: 10/18/2017

Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed medical professional should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Links to other sites are provided for information only -- they do not constitute endorsements of those other sites. © 1997- A.D.A.M., a business unit of Ebix, Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.

##RemoveMe##
##RemoveMe##
##RemoveMe####RemoveMe##

Illustrations

Browse All
##RemoveMe##
##RemoveMe####RemoveMe##