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A feasibility and safety assessment of double volume blood exchange (DVBE) for pertussis-related hyperleukocytosis (PRHL) in paediatric patients in Kuwait—a retrospective pilot study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-025-00418-y

Published Online: 2025-09-01

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Alhashemi, Hashem Essa

Alotaibi, Saad Ayedh

Alhaj, Ahmad Ibrahim

Hassan, Walid Mohamed

El Ghandour, Ayman Mohamed Refaat

elkhalek, Ahmed Mohamed Abd

Salim, Mahmoud Hussen

Abdelhameed, Abdelhameed Galal

Megahed, Ahmed Mohamed

Saad, Mohammad Elsayed

Moawad, Ahmed Galal

Abdallah, Mohamed Abdallah Abd El Megied
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Article History

Received: 28 April 2025

Accepted: 13 August 2025

First Online: 1 September 2025

Declarations

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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Review Board, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Approval number: 2688–2024.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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