Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2008 A male infant weighing 3400 g was born at 37 weeks’ gestation after an uncomplicated pregnancy. The mother is a 24-year-old primipara who has type A Rh-positive blood. The infant’s course in the hospital nursery was uncomplicated. Although his mother needed considerable help in establishing effective breast-feeding, he was exclusively breast-fed ...
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Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology, 2012 Neonatal jaundice lasting greater than 2 weeks should be investigated. Pale stools and dark or yellow urine are evidence of liver disease, which should be urgently investigated. The neonatal hepatitis syndrome has many causes, and a structured approach to investigation is mandatory. It should be possible to confirm or exclude biliary atresia within one
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Nursing protocol for neonatal phototherapy [PDF]
, 2017 Objetivo: Determinar la evidencia disponible en el manejo de fototerapia para el tratamiento de ictericia neonatal para construir un protocolo de enfermería.
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Factores predisponentes para ictericia neonatal en los pacientes egresados de la UCI neonatal, Hospital Infantil los Ángeles de Pasto [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common conditions in newborns; however, improper treatment can be harmful to the patient, despite being benign.
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Sequelae of Neonatal Jaundice [PDF]
BMJ, 1970 A total of 371 newborn infants falling into 3 groups, non-haemolytic jaundice, haemolytic jaundice, and non-jaundiced controls, have been reassessed in the 6th year of life as regards neurological, audiological, and psychological function. Neurological handicap was concentrated among the infants of low birth weight and was not related to jaundice ...
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Study of aetiological factors and clinical profiles of neonatal jaundice in the special newborn care unit of tertiary care hospital of Government Medical College, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir union territory: a hospital-based study [PDF]
, 2023 Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia may be physiological or pathological. Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition requiring inpatient treatment and monitoring and many time requires readmission to hospital.
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Management of late-preterm and term infants with hyperbilirubinaemia in resource-constrained settings. [PDF]
, 2015 Hyperbilirubinaemia is a ubiquitous transitional morbidity in the vast majority of newborns and a leading cause of hospitalisation in the first week of life worldwide.
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Neonatal Jaundice Risk Factors at a District Hospital in Rwanda [PDF]
, 2020 Background Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission in the neonatal unit, and it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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Pediatric liver transplantation from neonatal donors [PDF]
, 1992 Sixteen recipients of neonatal liver grafts were compared with 114 contemporaneous pediatric recipients of grafts from older donors. Graft and patient survival were worse in the neonatal group although the differences were not statistically significant ...
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Risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss among high-risk infants in Golestan province, Iran in 2010 - 2011 [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Hearing impairment, as one of the most common birth defects, is a hidden disability with negative impacts on speech and cognitive development. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
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