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Double Volume Exchange Transfusion Guide by CHEO SONIC is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document reviews double volume exchange transfusion, a procedure once commonly used to treat hyperbilirubinemia in newborns but now rarely performed due to advances in prevention and treatment. The document outlines the indications for exchange transfusion when phototherapy and other interventions fail to sufficiently reduce bilirubin levels. It then reviews the practical considerations and technique for performing a double volume exchange transfusion to ensure neonatologists retain this skill for the

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CHEO SONIC

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