A 32 weeks premature infants, 900gm weight on the third days. The serum billirubin is 13 mg%. The treatment of choice is ___________
Low bih weight babies having high serum bilirubin may need exchanged transfusion treatment. An exchange transfusion is a blood transfusion in which the patient&;s blood or components of it are exchanged with other blood or blood products. The patient&;s blood is removed and replaced by donated blood or blood components. This exchange transfusion can be performed manually or using a machine . Reference: GHAI Essential pediatrics, 8th edition
Exchange transfusion
Phototherapy
Wait and watch therapy
Pharmacologic therapy
New born infants