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Descriptor English:   Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood 
Descriptor Spanish:   Recambio Total de Sangre 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Transfusão Total 
Tree Number:   E02.095.135.469
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with PLASMA EXCHANGE (removal & replacement of plasma); differentiate from BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; /adv eff: coordinate with TRANSFUSION REACTION if pertinent
History Note English:   81; was EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION 1963-80 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   21029 
Unique Identifier:   D005078 

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