Treatment of hyperkalemia with exchange transfusion.
Exchange transfusions using whole blood less than 24 hours old and deglycerolized red cells reconstituted with fresh-frozen plasma were performed in two premature infants for the treatment of hyperkalemia and cardiac arrhythmia. Improvement of their condition was immediate.
D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine
D011188:Potassium