The question regarding the efficacy of partial exchange transfusion in improving neurological outcomes has not been answered. However, polycythemia and neurologic abnormalities have been linked. With this in mind, a symptomatic infant who has not been treated with partial exchange transfusion and who subsequently develops neurologic abnormalities may be considered inadequately treated. Definition related to time of sampling. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
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