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Exchange transfusion - series

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

• heart and respiratory problems
• shock due to inadequate replacement of blood
• infection (greatly decreased risk due to careful screening of blood)
• clot formation
• alterations in blood chemistry (high or low potassium, low calcium, low glucose, change in pH)

Review Date: 05/10/2006
Reviewed By: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.