The Bhutani Nomogram Reduces Incidence of Severe Hyperbilirubinaemia in Term and Near Term Infants.
Ir Med J
; 108(6): 181-2, 2015 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26182804
ABSTRACT
Very high bilirubin levels can have devastating neurodevelopmental effects on infants including hearing loss and cerebral palsy. A previous study in our institution determined the rate of, and factors associated with, bilirubin values above exchange transfusion level. Since this study the Bhutani nomogram was introduced to help identify infants at risk of severe hyperbilirubinaemia. In our study we looked at the initial serum bilirubin taken in infants 36 weeks and 2.5 kgs. Our results show that since this nomogram was introduced there has been a significant reduction in the number of infants reaching exchange transfusion levels. We also showed that the Bhutani nomogram could successfully be used in a population of unknown direct Coombs status.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bilirrubina
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Nomogramas
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Hiperbilirrubinemia
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article