SUPPLEMENTAL INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS AS A TREATMENT MODALITY FOR SEVERE NON-HEMOLYTIC NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA
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Phototherapy is a standard treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. During phototherapy, since photoproducts that cause the decrease in serum bilirubin are eliminated bile and urine, so adequate hydration should enhance effectiveness of phototherapy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Al-Azhar Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1110-7774']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/azjp.2023.297284