Umbilical Cord Blood Bilirubin as a Predictor of Significant Hyperbilirubinemia Requiring Phototherapy among Full-term Healthy Neonates: A Prospective Study

Aim and background: Jaundice is a clinical condition characterized by transient bilirubin conjugation deficiency resulting in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Hyperbilirubinemia is defined as a serum total bilirubin concentration greater than 95th centile for the hour of life. Approximately 60% of term...

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Main Authors: Preethi B Patil, Prasanna Saka, Abhay K Chidananda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2024-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry
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Online Access:https://www.ijmb.in/doi/IJMB/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10054-0231
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