Exchange transfusion for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: an 8-year single center experience at a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit in Turkey

Abstract

Our data showed that ABO isoimmunization was the most common cause of hyperbilirubinemia. Even mortality was not seen, very rare but major gastrointestinal and renal complications were associated with ET. The majority of adverse events associated with ET were laboratory abnormalities mainly hyperglycemia, hypocalcaemia and thrombocytopenia which were asymptomatic and treatable.