Hyperbilirubinemia in otherwise healthy infants

Treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in otherwise healthy infants is controversial, since hyperbilirubinemia in the absence of hemolytic disease, hepatobiliary disease or prematurity is not clearly associated with kernicterus or other long-term morbidity. Phototherapy, exchange transfusion and the withho...

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Published inAmerican family physician Vol. 38; no. 6; p. 151
Main Author Greenwald, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1988
Subjects
Adult
Breast Feeding
Female
Home Nursing
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Jaundice, Neonatal - etiology
Jaundice, Neonatal - therapy
Phototherapy - methods
Pregnancy
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Summary:Treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in otherwise healthy infants is controversial, since hyperbilirubinemia in the absence of hemolytic disease, hepatobiliary disease or prematurity is not clearly associated with kernicterus or other long-term morbidity. Phototherapy, exchange transfusion and the withholding of breast milk are the only treatments that have proved effective. Home phototherapy may be useful in treating infants for whom hospitalization is otherwise unnecessary.
ISSN:0002-838X