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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: erythrocytapheresis, red cell exchange, RBC exchange, red blood cell exchange apheresis.
Certain blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, are characterized by problems with the blood cells themselves that can be difficult to treat. Red blood cell exchange is the process of removing red blood cells from the body and replacing them with new ones.
The patient’s blood cells are removed from the body using either a needle or a catheter. The blood is circulated to a machine that separates it into individual types of cells. The red blood cells are removed and replaced by donor red blood cells. Then the blood is returned to the patient’s body.
Reviewed by: Balagangadhar Totapally, MD
This page was last updated on: January 20, 2022 04:20 PM