Repetitive withdrawal of small amounts of blood and replacement with donor blood until a large proportion of the blood volume has been exchanged. Used in treatment of fetal erythroblastosis, hepatic coma, sickle cell anemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septicemia, burns, thrombotic thrombopenic purpura, and fulminant malaria.

Annotation

do not confuse with PLASMA EXCHANGE (removal & replacement of plasma); differentiate from BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; /adv eff: coordinate with TRANSFUSION REACTION if pertinent

DUI

D005078 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0007995

History note

81; was EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION 1963-80

Online note

use EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD to search EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION 1966-80

Public note

81; was EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION 1963-80