In 1960 the average number of exchange transfusions per infant requiring the procedure was 1.7 for hemolytic disease and 1.2 for physiologic jaundice. The condition of infants before transfusion ...

Objective: To evaluate the distribution of peak serum bilirubin levels in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and the performance of exchange transfusion in infants with excessively high ...

(k) Aggressively treat severe hyperbilirubinemia with intensive phototherapy and/or exchange transfusion. (l) Educate parents and health care providers about the potential risks of jaundice during ...