Early Exchange Transfusion in Critical Pertussis: A Case Report Supporting Timely Intervention
Eiman Al-Hashemi, Osama Shalaby, Fajer Altammar · 2026
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Eiman Al-Hashemi, Osama Shalaby, and Fajer Altammar report three infant cases of harsh whooping cough treated with a blood swap, in work from 2026. Harsh pertussis can flood a baby's blood with white cells, fail the lungs, and shake blood flow. No shared guide yet tells teams when to swap blood.
All three babies came to a Kuwait intensive care unit with lung failure and white counts far above normal. Each got a double-volume blood swap two to four days after arrival. White counts fell fast, blood flow steadied, and all three went home well. A drop in platelets came and went with plain care. The team backs early swaps and a shared rule for the whole land.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Eiman Al-Hashemi, Osama Shalaby, Fajer Altammar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |