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Rebecca Richardson1, Richard Crook1
1Department of Perfusion, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a rare inherited haemolytic anaemia. This case report outlines a neonatal patient with presumed HS requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and the whole blood exchange transfusion carried out in the immediate pre bypass setting to ensure a successful outcome.
Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a rare inherited haemolytic anaemia. This case report outlines a neonatal patient with presumed HS requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and the whole blood exchange transfusion carried out in the immediate pre bypass setting to ensure a successful outcome.
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