Background: The effects of magnesium physiology are contradictory to the neurotoxic effect of bilirubin, but the relationship between magnesium level and hyperbilirubinemia in neonates has not been well studied. In this study, we investigated the relationship between serum magnesium level and hyperbilirubinemia and hyperbilirubinemia complications at the Children’s Medical Center. Methods: In ...

OBJECTIVE Neonatal jaundice is the most common condition that requires hospital admission and outpatient follow-up after discharge in neonates. The values of more than 17 mg/dL in term infants are accepted as neonatal significant hyperbilirubinemia. We aimed to define if there is any relationship between second trimester serum markers and neonatal severe hyperbilirubinemia to protect the neonat...

Kernicterus is a preventable but devastating neurologic disorder with life long complications. It is caused by severe and inadequately treated hyperbilirubinemia during the newborn period. In the present paper potential causes and risk factors for the occurrence of kernicterus related to the Thai health system that are responsible for the care of newborn infants before and after discharge are d...

Severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, seen mainly in neonates, may cause kernicterus and death. Conventional treatment for severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia consists of phototherapy and exchange transfusion. Phototherapy, however, has several known disadvantages while exchange transfusion is associated with a significant morbidity, and even mortality. These harmful effects indicate the n...

conclusions the etiology of exchange transfusion was unidentified in most cases; however, abo incompatibility was the most prevalent cause of hyperbilirubinemia. complications were common after exchange transfusion and should be considered carefully. patients and methods a retrospective study was performed on 28 days old infants who received exchange transfusion due to severe hyperbilirubinemia...