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What is Ideally children with thalassemia should be transfused with: and explain in detail?
- Saline washed RBCs are specially indicated in conditions requiring repeated transfusion when the chances of uicarial reactions due to plasma is high. - These have negligible plasma proteins and just 10% leucocytes. - It is preferred in the management of babies suffering from thalassemia and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.