Exchange transfusion

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General risks are the same as with any transfusion. Other possible complications include:

• Blood clots
• Changes in blood chemistry (high or low potassium, low calcium, low glucose, change in acid-base balance in the blood )
• Heart and lung problems
• Infection (very low risk due to careful screening of blood)
• Shock due to inadequate replacement of blood

Review Date: 12/18/2009
Reviewed By: Kimberly G Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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