Patient's question:
My little baby has just been born for a few days, but I noticed that his skin color is particularly abnormal, with a golden hue. The doctor said that this symptom is neonatal hemolytic jaundice and that he should not have a blood transfusion, otherwise the child would not be healthy. Is a blood transfusion dangerous for neonatal hemolytic jaundice?Doctor's answer:
If it is severe hemolytic jaundice, only blood transfusion treatment can alleviate the symptoms of jaundice. If blood exchange treatment is not performed, the jaundice will become increasingly severe, and severe bilirubin encephalopathy may even endanger the baby's life. Currently, the blood transfusion treatment plan is relatively mature. Hemolytic jaundice is a pathological jaundice, and jaundiced babies can drink glucose water to promote jaundice metabolism. It is essential to actively treat jaundice in children to avoid other complications.