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Chapter-56 Neonatal Jaundice

BOOK TITLE: Principles of Pediatric & Neonatal Emergencies

Author
1. Murki Srinivas
2. Narang Anil
ISBN
9788184489507
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11182_56
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
12
Author Affiliations
1. Fernandez Hospital, Bogul Kunda, Abids, Hyderabad, India, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Paramitha Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Paramitha Children Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Fernandez Hospital Hyderguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Paramitha Children's Hospital Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2. Advanced Pediatric Center, PGIMER and Head Neonatology, Chaitanya Hospital, Hospital Site 1 and 2, Sector 44 C, Chandigarh, Punjab, India, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, PGIMER, Chandigarh, e-mail: medinst@pgi-chd.nic.in and anilnarang@yahoo.com, Advanced Center of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical, Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, e-mail: anilnarang@yahoo.com, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Jaundice in newborn is quite common affecting nearly 70% of term and 80% of preterm neonates during the first week of life. Adults appear jaundiced when serum bilirubin is > 2 mg/dL and newborns appear jaundiced when it is > 5 mg/dL. Jaundice in newborn might signal a serious potentially treatable illness and cause neurological damage, if bilirubin level is significantly elevated. National Neonatal Perinatal Database (NNPD-2003) reported an incidence of severe hyperbilirubinemia (requiring treatment) in 5.7% of inborn and 32.9% of outborns admitted to the network hospitals. Nearly, 65 to 75% of very low birth weight infants develop severe jaundice necessitating treatment.

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