Abstract
A term baby developed severe hyperbilirubinaemia in association with group-B streptococcal sepsis. Haemodynamic instability deterred us from performing exchange transfusion, and so plasmapheresis was used to lower the bilirubin level. The procedure was very effective and well tolerated.
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South, M., Butt, W. Treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia by plasmapheresis. Intensive Care Med 18, 373–374 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01694369
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01694369