Abstract
Haematocrit (HCT) and viscosity of whole blood were measured in ten polycythaemic hyperviscous newborn infants both before and after dilutional partial exchange transfusion with 5% albumin. This was performed in order to evaluate the effect on the lowering of HCT and whole blood viscosity. Mean umbilical HCT values decreased from 68.7% before, to 54.4% post transfusion. This decrease in HCT and viscosity was highly significant (P<0.001). Safety and lack of complications make human albumin solution superior to human plasma for exchange transfusion in neonatal polycythaemia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 354-355 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | European Journal of Pediatrics |
| Volume | 149 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Human albumin
- Neonatal polycythaemia
- Partial dilutional exchange transfusion