STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF SEX OF DONOR ON THE SURVIVAL OF ERYTHROBLASTOTIC INFANTS TREATED BY EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION

[摘要] An analysis of 74 cases of erythroblastosis fetalis treated by exchange transfusion has been presented. The over-all mortality was 17.6%, a figure comparable to the 15% rate of the Boston group. No advantage for the use of female blood in exchange transfusion was found. It is suggested that the disparity between these data and those of Allen et al. may well be due to the preponderant use in the latter series of male blood for infants severely affected by erythroblastosis fetalis. [SEE TABLE 4 IN SOURCE PDF.]

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