WASHINGTON — Exchange transfusion should be considered for pertussis treatment based on the early appearance of pneumonia, the presence of pulmonary hypertension and the rapid increase in white ...

An exchange transfusion is performed in a hospital or clinic. During the procedure, your blood will be removed and replaced with blood or plasma from a donor. Here’s how the procedure works: ...

We compared intra-procedural neonatal pain, agitation and sedation scale (N-PASS) scores between a novel ‘continuous arteriovenous exchange’ (CAVE) and conventional pull-push (PP) techniques ...