Neonatal jaundice disease, I believe parents are all aware of it. It is a common neonatal disease, and one of the treatment methods is blood exchange therapy. However, due to a lack of understanding of blood exchange therapy, when parents hear that this method of treatment is needed, they will feel very worried. Therefore, they want to know whether the risk of neonatal jaundice blood exchange therapy is high and what are the risks of neonatal blood exchange?
The risk of neonatal blood exchange is certainly high. However, if neonatal jaundice is not treated through blood exchange, jaundice will be harmful to the newborn for a long time, especially damaging the nervous system, even causing serious complications such as kernicterus and cerebral palsy. However, there will be risks in exchange transfusion treatment for newborns. The most common complications are hemolytic diseases, and may infect hepatitis, AIDS, syphilis and other diseases.
However, parents do not need to worry excessively. For the treatment of neonatal jaundice with blood exchange, they only need to choose a regular large hospital or a specialized pediatric hospital, and actively cooperate with doctors for treatment. All of these can effectively avoid the risks and sequelae brought by blood exchange surgery. Although there may be certain risks during the treatment process, as long as surgical treatment is taken, it can be completely cured.
After a newborn blood transfusion, a very small number of newborns may experience allergic reactions. Therefore, parents should closely monitor the physical condition of newborns and seek medical treatment promptly if any abnormalities occur. For neonatal jaundice blood transfusion treatment, relatives' blood should be avoided, otherwise jaundice may worsen after transfusion. It is best for blood donors to undergo G6PD deficiency screening test, and only after there are no problems, can the newborn receive blood transfusion treatment.
