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, exchange transfusion, exchange transfusion, potentially life-saving procedure performed to counteract the effects of serious jaundice, in the blood, sickle cell anemia, procedure involves, incremental removal, the patient's blood, replacement, fresh donor blood, plasma, perform an exchange transfusion, essential to have the ability to both remove, replace blood, involves, insertion of more than one intravenous, arterial, catheter, exchange transfusion proceeds in cycles, each generally of a few minutes duration, patient's blood is slowly withdrawn, in increments of 5 to 20 ml depending on the patient's size, severity of illness, an equal amount, fresh, prewarmed blood, plasma is transfused, cycle is repeated, a predetermined volume of blood has been replaced, exchange transfusion, catheters left in place in case the procedure needs to be repeated, in diseases sickle cell anemia, blood is removed, replaced, donor blood, in conditions newborn plethora, polycythemia, a condition where, too many red blood cells making the blood thick, difficult to circulate, a calculated portion, the child's blood is removed, replaced, a normal saline solution, plasma, albumin, decreases the total number of red blood cells, makes circulation easier, an exchange transfusion needed, hemolytic disease, the newborn, rh disease, sickle cell crisis, severe, severe disturbances in body chemistry, toxic effects of certain drugs, polycythemia, severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, jaundice, newborn baby, does not respond to phototherapy, light, general risks, transfusion, complications, heart, respiratory problems, shock, due to inadequate replacement of blood, infection, greatly decreased risk, due to careful screening of blood, clot formation, alterations in blood chemistry, low potassium, low calcium, low glucose, change in ph, infant, monitored, several days, in the hospital, transfusion, the length of stay generally depends on the condition, which the exchange transfusion was performed.