Hereditary spherocytosis in a neonate during cardiac surgery
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.
Authors
- Richard Crook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6782-1581)
- Rebecca Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-8600)
Institutions
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Perfusion
- Published
- 2025-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591251357431
- Primary Topic
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00