Exchange Transfusion in the Treatment of Neonatal Septic Shock: A Ten-Year Experience in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Exchange Transfusion in the Treatment of Neonatal Septic Shock: A Ten-Year Experience in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Septic shock, occurring in about 1% of neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), is a major cause of death in the neonatal period. In the 1980s and 90s, exchange transfusion (ET) was reported by some authors to be effective in the treatment of neonatal sepsis and septic shock. Th...

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Main Authors: Pugni, Lorenza, Ronchi, Andrea, Bizzarri, Bianca, Consonni, Dario, Pietrasanta, Carlo, Ghirardi, Beatrice, Fumagalli, Monica, Ghirardello, Stefano, Mosca, Fabio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881521/

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