Journal article
TREATMENT OF NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA BY PLASMAPHERESIS
M SOUTH, W BUTT
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE | SPRINGER | Published : 1992
DOI: 10.1007/BF01694369
Abstract
A term baby developed severe hyperbilirubinaemia in association with group-B streptococcal sepsis. Haemodynamic instability deterred us from performing exchange transfusion, and so plasmapheresis was used to lower the bilirubin level. The procedure was very effective and well tolerated.