Severe Pertussis Pneumonia managed with Exchange Transfusion
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Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion
Background :Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to Exchange Transfusion (ET) from March 2009 to March 2011 in Bahrami children hospital, Tehran, Iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & ET. Methods : 94 neonates underwent ...
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A 3-month-old infant of 33 weeks' gestation was hospitalized with pneumonia caused by Bordetella pertussis. Respiratory insufficiency worsened, and on hospital day 3, there was severe pulmonary dysfunction (arterial oxygen pressure/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio: 120), extreme leukocytosis (white blood cell count 104,000/mm3), and severe pulmonary hypertension as assessed by 2-dimensional ec...
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متن کاملSevere neonatal hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion
BACKGROUND Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to Exchange Transfusion (ET) from March 2009 to March 2011 in Bahrami children hospital, Tehran, Iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & ET. METHODS 94 neonates underwent ET fo...
متن کاملsevere neonatal hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion
background :severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. this study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion (et) from march 2009 to march 2011 in bahrami children hospital, tehran, iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & et. methods : 94 neonates underwent et...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oman Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1999-768X,2070-5204
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2014.65