Definition: Repetitive withdrawal of small amounts of blood and replacement with donor blood until a large proportion of the blood volume has been exchanged. Used in treatment of fetal erythroblastosis, hepatic coma, sickle cell anemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septicemia, burns, thrombotic thrombopenic purpura, and fulminant malaria.
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not confuse with PLASMA EXCHANGE (removal & replacement of plasma); TN 186: differentiate from BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; DF: EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION
