which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in Iranian newborns and constitutes approximately one third of admissions to our neonatal ward. Phototherapy is the most widely used form of therapy for the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (1). There are some pharmacological ...

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to show reliability transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurement as an alternative method total serum (TSB) when starting treatment with phototherapy (PT), which is one most important methods hyperbilirubinemia a very common practice in neonatal period and eliminates disadvantages blood collection.
 Materyal Method: Two measurements were made evaluat...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of two phototherapy guidelines for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn babies weighing less than 2,000 g. METHODS Eighty-one newborn infants with birth weight less than 2,000 g were studied. They were divided in two groups: the "early" group, which started phototherapy 12 hours after birth, undergoing treatment for at least 96 hours; and the "late" gro...

Care for all babies • Check if babies have the following risk factors for developing significant hyperbilirubinaemia: -Visible jaundice in the first 24 hours of life -A gestational age of <38 weeks -A previous sibling who had neonatal jaundice needing phototherapy, and/or -A mother who intends to breast feed exclusively. • Ensure babies with risk factors for significant hyperbilirubinaemia rece...

Objective: Early discharge of newborns is essential because of social, economic an medical reasons in our area, but it increases readmission rates especially for hyperbilirubinemia. Hence, predicting the high risk neonates for subsequent hyperbilirubinemia is required. This study was designed to investigate which level of total serum bilirubin (TSB) at the first day could be used to predict hyp...

methods this prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit, princess esra hospital, deccan college of medical sciences, hyderabad, telangana, india. consecutive intramural and extramural neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit with the rh-negative mother’s blood group and hyperbilirubinemia were enrolled. neonates born to rh+ve mothers ...